Norman the Doorman is the stedfast doorman, docent, and curator of the downstairs mouse entrance to a grand art museum (that is clearly not the MET).

For our 25th (official) Episode we are covering "But Not the Hippopotamus" by Sandra Boynton, "Messy Room" by Stan and Jan Berenstain and "BeautifuL Oops" by Barney Saltzberg. Short reviews on two short books we love and one book we maybe don't.

Santa decides that Christmas day is a great day to invite his crazy family over for dinner. Mrs C sums up the whole book with the simple question "Are you sure?"

Grandfather makes a wonderful blanket for his grandson, but it has grown old and tattered and Mom wants to throw it away. Luckily Grandfather has a plan, there is just enough fabric for a fabulous jacket. But really this story is about the Mice.

Lucy hears scratching and bumping in the walls of her house. Despite her family's dismissal of the idea she knows what is it, Wolves. Too bad It's all over when the wolves come out of the walls, everybody knows that.

Matty comes from a strong arts and crafts house the embraces his love of glue, but one day Matty takes this a bit too far in art class. Now he is adhered to his desk and there is only half and hour until the bell rights how will they unstick him?

A little boy has created a trick or treat Frankenstein costume masterpiece and his parents are trying to ruin everything with their practical concerns with the wet windy cold weather.

Miss Rumphius lives her dream life, travel the world, live by the sea and make the world a more beautiful place.