The Best Gift of All (Mole and Friends)

the Lovable Mole Returns In His Fourth Adventure.

it's Cold And Blustery Outside, And The Best Place For Mole To Be Is Underground In His Burrow. But It's Been A Long Time Since He's Seen His Friend Rabbit, So He Tunnels Through The Ground To See Her, Meeting His Friends Squirrel And Hedgehog Along The Way. When They Find Rabbit Under The Weather With A Terrible Cold, Squirrel And Hedgehog Give Their Friend Gifts. Mole Worries That He Has Nothing To Offer, Until Rabbit Points Out That He Has Brought Her The Very Best Gift Of All — His Friendship.

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mole, Charming Hero Of Three Other Stories, Has Not Seen His Friend Rabbit For Days And Is Concerned. After A Week Of Rain, He Decides That Since He Cannot Go Out, He Will Tunnel Underground To Check On Her. Squirrel Is About To Bury Some Nuts When An Ouch! Reveals That His Hole Has Intersected Mole's Tunnel. Squirrel Gladly Joins Him. Next They Disturb Hedgehog, Who Decides To Come Along. Meanwhile, Rabbit Is Not Only Miserable With A Bad Cold, But Lonely As Well. The Arrival Of Her Friends With Their Gifts And Caring Cheers Her Greatly. Only Mole Is Sad Because He Has Not Brought Her Anything, But She Reminds Him That He Brought The Best Gift Of All Friends. Cabban's Visual Tale Begins On The Front End Pages Depicting Mole's Climb From His Tunnel Into An Autumn Landscape With Falling Leaves And Rain. It Ends On The Back End Pages Showing A Landscape Where The Whole Gang Is Happily Greeting Each Other. Gentle Watercolors And Pencil Create A Friendly Group Of Anthropomorphic Forest Citizens Who End The Story In A Group Hug. Reviewer: Ken Marantz And Sylvia Marantz