Age: Toddler-1st grade
Emotions: Confidence, bragging, humility

"No one is as brave as me and nothing scares me!" declares the Mouse as a larger shadow looms behind Mouse until the page turns and a large owl goes "Boo!" So goes the traditional cumulative tale as each new animal scares the smaller one away. Who is going to scare away Elephant, the largest, most bravest animal?

Spoiler

And so reappears the tiny mouse.

The story has been done before, certainly, but the illustrations elevate the humor and juxtaposition of the animals. Furthermore, kids can attempt to predict the upcoming animal by the shape of the shadow which provides a fun guessing game that will keep them hooked.