Murray the mouse likes everything to be perfect. Naturally, his perfect meal on a perfect winter day is Perfect Soup. But Murray doesnt have a carrot, and Perfect Soup isnt perfect without a carrot. With the snow falling around him, Murray ventures out of his little house to track down the final ingredient for his Perfect Soup. And theres no time for playing aroundMurray is in a hurry.The farmer will be happy to provide a carrot if Murray will haul some logs. The horse will gladly haul the logs for Murray if hell give him some fancy jingle bells in return. It looks like Murray just might get his carrot, but it only takes one grumpy person for a delicate chain of favors like this to fall apart. Can a friendly snowman help Murray make the soup perfect anyway? Author Lisa Moser and illustrator Ben Mantle have filled Murrays little town with richly colorful winter landscapes, wonderfully detailed cozy homes, a hilarious cast of quirky characters, and the absolute cutest talking snowman you have ever seen. Parents and kids alike wont be able to resist picking this book up again and again.

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Random House USA Inc .