  | I like cheese! (Kat & Mouse Book (Bloomsbury)) Author: Yoon, Salina | |
| Price: $19.08 | ||
Summary:
Kat and Mouse are best friends, but they are also opposites: Kat is spontaneous and creative, and Mouse likes his routine and cheese! While Kat's lunchtime is always an adventure, Mouse, on the other hand, enjoys cheese every day. Can this duo find a lunch that fits their friendship? In graphic novel format.
Full Text Reviews:
Other - 06/23/2025 This retro-style early reader comic, a series kickoff from Yoon (Kiki & Jax), centers on the lunchtime bond of pals Kat and Mouse. While bow-sporting Kat brings an elaborate sandwich each day, and varied seating to boot, reliable Mouse carries the same lunch box, sits on the same log, and eats the same thing: cheese. The bespectacled rodent is wild about the stuff, describing one meal as "sweet and savory, but still mild, with a hint of nuttiness." But Kat’s variable feasts leave Mouse wondering whether the cat ever gets bored with Mouse’s staples-or with Mouse. Acknowledging their differences, Kat suggests they take a beat and try having lunch apart. Happily, distance makes the heart grow fonder (Kat, who enjoys a hot dog upon a rocking horse, has "the worst, most boring-est lunch EVER," while Mouse cries into a wedge of blue), and Mouse soon concocts a cheese-sandwich mash-up that pleases them both. An easy-to-follow plot leaves plenty of space for early readers to decipher the punny text ("PURR-fection" describes Kat’s stack of BLTs), while pop art vibes drive the visuals in this straightforward work. Ages 5-7. Agent: Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary. (Sept.) - Copyright 2025
School Library Journal - 07/01/2025 K-Gr 2—Kat and Mouse have lunch together each day. Kat likes fancy sandwiches and plenty of ambience, while Mouse sits on the same log and eats cheese. Noting their vast differences, they decide to eat lunch apart. But they miss each other, of course, so Kat makes a lunch for two that brings the best of both worlds together. Mostly spot illustrations have thick black outlines and bold, solid colors. Kat's myriad props and displays communicate her vivacity. For each sandwich she brings, there is a dramatic-but-unsurprising reveal of its name, which adds wry humor. Add this to the stack of delightful early readers about friend pairs; it's an excellent picture of how compromise can repair a relationship. VERDICT Just like a sandwich someone else makes, this series opener is delicious.—Rachel Owens - Copyright 2025 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
