Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-Want to be able to tickle any animal? Professionally? Then you will need to take the tickle test! In this fun tale, a tiny mouse takes up the challenge. He bravely tickles a giraffe, an octopus, a tiger, gorillas, an elephant, and many others in order to pass the tickle test. Of course, the young mouse is an excellent tickler and passes with flying colors. The joy is watching the reaction of all the animals as they are tickled. The mouse graders are also funny (and punny) as they look on in awe of the tickler. The illustrations are beautifully crafted with bright colors that will capture any child's attention. VERDICT Funny, well-drawn, and playful, this story will delight children and their caregivers. A joyous addition to most -collections.-Nicole Detter-Smith, Homestead High School, IN © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
To test into the Tickle Squad, a mouse must tickle a series of large, often dangerous animals as two other mice in lab coats observe and comment on his performance; bland cartoony illustrations depict the giddy results of each tickle session. The endpapers, displaying handwritten formulas on graph paper, help set up the faux-scientific premise for this one-joke story in rhyme. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
A mouse wants to join the Tickle Squad but first must prove that its skills are up to snuff. As two lab-coated rodents carefully look on (this is serious, scientific observation, after all), one tiny mouse tickles all kinds of creatures hoping to trigger a guffaw. Tickling a giraffe is easy; just run up and down those long legs. Tickling a bear requires a bit more caution, but it's fun when they start to wriggle and giggle. Tickling an octopus, however, can be quite tricky, as the tickler-in-training wonders: "An octopus loves to be tickled for sure, / but which was the arm that I tickled before?" Written in jumpy verse with rhymes that sometimes carry over into the speech-bubble comments of the scientists, the rhythm itself is ticklish and fun. Comically large, round ears make the tiny mice easy to spot, and various bodily functions triggered by the tickling are sure to elicit giggles. Alas, some of the animals' laughing expressions can be difficult to interpret: scrunched eyes and wide mouths with sharp teeth don't always look very jolly. Invites universal participatory ticklingit's hard to resist joining in. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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