Synopsis: Doctor De Soto, the world-famous mouse dentist, travels to Africa to help cure Mudambo the elephant of his toothache and ends up being kidnapped by a rhesus monkey.

By Kirkus Reviews
Mudambo, an elephant, has a terrible toothache; all expenses will be paid if the De Sotos will come. Despite their size difference, Mudambo and his wife prove congenial hosts, and the De Sotos bed down for the night on Mrs. Mudambo's pincushion, planning to continue work on the offending tooth in the morning, except that, unfortunately, Honkitonk--a disgruntled monkey- -kidnaps the good dentist at midnight. After a search through the jungle, and the intrepid mouse's escape with minor injuries, the dental work is completed--only this time Mrs. De Soto crafts the repairs, while the doctor directs from his wheelchair. Steig's fresh, humorous turns of phrase, his amiable characterizations, and his gentle colors are as beguiling and ingenuous as ever. The last page hints that the mice will continue to explore "our beautiful planet."

[ Copyright© 1992, Kirkus Associates, LP ]

By Horn Book
When the famous mouse dentist is summoned to Africa to relieve the suffering of an elephant named Mudambo, he is kidnapped by a rhesus monkey Mudambo has insulted. Fortunately, Dr. De Soto is rescued, his wife completes the reconstruction of the elephant's molar, and, with ten thousand gold walulus in payment, the pair contemplate their next adventure. Steig's watercolors are as beguiling as ever in this sequel to Doctor De Soto (Farrar).

[ Copyright© 1992, The Horn Book, Inc ]