Busy Little Mouse Book

This read-aloud board book from the Little Mouse series features an adorable mouse’s adventures on the farm and encourages children to participate in the inviting story.

Maria Salvadore - Children's Literature

It's early when Little Mouse rushes out to play, "running, bumping, splashing, jumping and scampering." Along the way Little Mouse meets a dog, cat and other farm animals, one leading to the next until Little Mouse returns home. The predictable though unforced rhyme is engaging. Each page concludes with the same question ("What does the...say?") followed by the animal sound as the response presented in bold type (i.e. woof, woof.) At the end of the busy day, Mouse's mother provides a nighttime ritual of book, kiss, lights out and the assurance of love before a comfy "good night." Brightly colored modeling clay was used to craft textured, three dimensional illustrations. They appear on the left side of each double-page spread with a framed portrait of the "speaking" animal inserted on the opposing page above the sound. At the end of the day, as a weary Little Mouse returns home, illustrations extend across the gutter, making home seem even larger and cozier than the outdoors. This carefully crafted book will find many uses including as a bedtime story and as an introduction to animal sounds. 2002, Kids Can Press,