Mr. Mouse runs a motel all by himself. This makes for quite a bit of work when his motel is booked for a convention in town. Mr. Mouse is run ragged helping his guests with their luggage and room service: getting ice, extras pillows, food, helping with the TV remote, and more, for nine times in all. Soon Mr. Mouse is too tired to answer the phone. “The guests come to the lobby to see what is wrong. They see Mr. Mouse. They know they have to help.” (p. 17)

Peter Lubach’s humorous illustrations,  like a giraffe needing quite a few extra pillows and a polar bear fanning himself while he waits for a bucket of ice to arrive make this book enjoyable.

Page 24 lists three comprehension questions under the heading “Big Questions” and there is a small Common Core Connection box on the back cover of the book.