Charlie & Mouse Even Better by Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Emily Hughes. The third Charlie & Mouse book. The brothers set out to give their mum the best birthday ever — pancakes in the morning, a shopping trip for a present, decorations — and when the cake burns, they come up with something better.

Told in four short chapters for children just moving from picture books into chapter books. The first book in the series won the Geisel Award. Suggested ages 5–8.