Being afraid during a recital. I've been there. This book is about that.

But it's also odd--using mice and pianos and the like. It was odd.

That being said, I enjoy seeing books from other countries published in the US. That is essential! ( )

lovely! ( )

Momo waits nervously to go on stage for her first piano recital. She is then greeted by a mouseling who is equally nervous about performing in a recital. The tiny mouseling invites Momo to watch her performance. She leads Momo into a tiny theater behind the walls. When the performance ends, Momo stands up to take a bow, she realizes that she has just finished her own recital. ( )

Momo is nervous about her first piano recital, until a mouseling invites her to come to their recital.

See also: Chirri and Chirra by Kaya Doi, Music for Mister Moon by Erin and Philip Stead ( )