Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole The Old Woman Who Names Things

Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole The Old Woman Who Names ThingsEENY, MEENY, MINEY MOLE by Jane Yolen Curious Eeny Mole emerges from her dark hole hole home to discover the world up above Eeny, Meeny and Miney Mole live at the bottom of a deep , dark hole. In that hole, dark is light, day is night, and summer and winter seem the same. Meeny and Miney are perfectly content to stay down in the deep, dark hole all by themselves, safe and warm. But Eeny has heard there's something wonderful Up Above. She wants to know

If the old woman is too friendly

who will want to soak up every detail

She can't risk that

In that hole

Papa has the cows he sings to as he milks them

day is night

Resisting the temptation to reveal everything

author and illustrator instead give imaginative children something much better -- a picture book that luxuriates in pure possibility

greedy old pirate--tough as nails

the new ceramic pig in her garden

Meeny and Miney are perfectly content to stay down in the deep

"The chief appeal of "Tough Boris" is hidden in the many tales it does not tell