Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores
by James Howe
In this vivid picture book Horace, Morris and Delores are
three best friends who love playing together until one day Horace and Morris
decide that “a boy mouse must do what a boy mouse must do!” and the trio splits
up with the two boys creating a boys-only club. Lonely without her friends
Dolores joins an all-girls club, but the friends eventually miss each other. Dolores
gets bored with her girl friends and invites Horace and Morris on an exploring adventure
with her. This book enhances a child’s moral intelligence by showing that
friends are allowed to separate, and it doesn’t make them any less of good
friends. It shows that even though friends may fight, it's okay to have space before you make up. Children will identify with the mice characters and see themselves in their arguments and disagreements.
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