A sweet Christmas story that is a bit wordy for the intended age group. I personally don't enjoy the trope of a journey full of things going wrong, but I found the story cute nonetheless. Might be a bit scary for sensitive young readers as Robin is a mouse that is chased by several different predators throughout. The illustrations are nice but the text design is a bit cheap.

Hmmm… A knockabout adventure for a little mouse, who wants to trek for three days to get to his grandfather's in time for Christmas. It's a cartoonish adventure – you can easily imagine an animated version, all dramatic music and mild peril – until it softens up with the obvious sentimental ending. Not bad, but no classic. It might get use over consecutive festive seasons, but also might end up a once-only read. Strong visuals do mean it probably deserves three and a half stars, however.