The appeal is in the minutely detailed objects on the winding shores: boating equipment, homes, plants, and animals. Movable flaps allow readers a glimpse at the well-stocked interiors of a boathouse studio, a houseboat, stores, and other places as Mouse drifts by... Melvin's sketchier style makes [Mouse and the other small critters] scruffier cousins of Beatrix Potter's creations... Multiple reads will be necessary to spot the dozens of items found throughout and inventoried on the final page... Happy hours ahead on this river!– "Kirkus Reviews" (3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM)