Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

PreS-Gr 2—"Wilbur is different from the other naked mole rats in the colony: he wears clothes." He likes to dress up in everything from a suit and tie to a space suit, and the other mole rats criticize him. At a town meeting, Grand-pah decides that it's up to each individual mole rat to decide to wear clothing or to go naked. Mo Willem's hit picture book (Hyperion, 2009) comes to life in this production. His wonderful artwork featuring the pink mole rats has been animated, and the narration is expressively performed by Willems and his wife and daughter. The video has a few extra words of dialogue not found in the book, but the audio recording matches the book's text exactly. Jazzy background music adds fun to the telling. An interview with Willems concludes the DVD. The CD features the book's narration, optional page-turn signals, and an original song about the fun of dressing up. Children will enjoy this humorous production with a message about tolerance.—Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT —