Adorable. Simply Adorable. This would make an excellent puppet show. It also works quite well as a story. But the story is missing. It’s just two mice trying to find the story. But there is still a story. It all works and is fabulous.

This book follows Big Mouse and Little Mouse on their journey of creating a story. Little Mouse looks up to Big Mouse to create a story after having eaten the original story; Little Mouse has also requested that this story have a surprise ending.

It is a book/story that many young children will enjoy reading/listening too over and over again. The conversation/banter that goes on between Little Mouse and Big Mouse will surely keep these children entertained. The illustrations are quite simple, but are exactly what is necessary for the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Astra Publishing House for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A Delicious Story is fun for littles to predict. What happened to the story? Why isn't it there? When we find out that one of the characters has eaten the story, what will happen next? Sweet and simple, and told through dialogue, this was a quick and enjoyable read.

You might think that a book without a story would not be any fun to read, but you would be mistaken. In Saltzberg's A Delicious Story, Big Mouse has to explain to Little Mouse why there is no story inside the book. After trying to distract Little Mouse with how peaceful and quiet it is, Big Mouse must finally admit what happened and try to appease Little Mouse by making up a new story. The blank white background emphasize the lack of a story or pictures; the mice and their dialogue are the only things on the pages.

The words of Big Mouse appear in black text, while Little Mouse has blue text for its words. Body language conveys their emotions with posture, eyes, eyebrows, arm motions, even the tails. You can see when Big Mouse is feeling sad - drooping head and tail, eyes lowered, or when Little Mouse is shocked and upset - mouth open wide to shout its question, eyebrows raised, even the tail quivering in agitation. Every illustration is full of such clues.

This is sure to be a kid pleaser - especially with the surprise ending that the small mouse asks for and receives. Youngsters who understand the desire for a story will sympathize with Little Mouse's outrage that the story is missing and the demand for an explanation. The interaction between the characters is sure to elicit plenty of laughs from kids and adults.

A great discovery is underway. In this picture book from #NetGalley and #AstraPublishing, a mouse is looking for a story. But, it’s not just any story, the mouse wants a story with a surprise ending. Simple, engaging illustrations with great splashes of color make the book a great read. A Delicious Story would make a great read aloud for toddlers and preschool children, as well as a story for early readers who like to laugh. A book about creativity, imagination, and the power of a story.

This sweet creative story has all the earmarks of a winner. It is a perfect read-aloud that kids will gobble up. A little mouse is looking for a story from a big mouse... after all they are in a book. Big mouse confesses there is no book because he ATE it! Oh my now that is a problem.

Little mouse will have no excuses .... he wants a story and he wants it now. They squeak back and forth trying to problem solve and creatively find a solution. Kids will love the fun surprise ending. I did too.

The illustrations are great and the mice characters are adorable. I highly recommend " A Delicious Story".