Do you know the secret about Croke Park? When there are no games happening on the pitch, the Croke Park mice play their own games there! Right out in the middle of the pitch!
There are thirty-two mice, one from each county in Ireland. They live under the stands and watch every match from their tiny mouse holes. But on the day of the All-Ireland final, the referee is nowhere to be found! Can the Croke Park mice find the referee in time to save the day - and the match?
O'Brien picture books are always so much fun. I love Audrey's work; there's always details to notice in the pictures, little things you miss at first and then catch on your fourth or tenth or twenty third reading. (Miggeldy!) This is a really fun read and a great start to what's going to be a flagship series for O'Brien.
Shockingly for an Irish girl, I'm not a big GAA fan, so I turned to my trusty Gaeilgeoir who is also a huge hurling and football fan;
My grandchildren and I enjoy reading books together. We would like this one. The story is simple but appealing, and gives a flavour of the excitement of a big day in Croke Park. ( I will forgive the fact that my team from the Premier County does not feature). The illustrations are particularly attractive - strong and colourful, with lots of stuff going on. (Doesn’t that President look familiar??) I would particularly enjoy telling my grandchildren about the colours worn by, and the clever names given to, the mice shown in the endpapers. This is a book to come back to again and again. A winner!
I do love the mice! Lily's clearly the best, but that's ok. We can share the glory. This is a great read and it's going to do really well.
The Missing Referee is available now. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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