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Mouse Tales (I Can Read Book-Level 2)
by
Arnold Lobel
When Papa's seven little mouse boys ask for a bedtime story, Papa does even better than that—he tells seven stories, one for each boy!
Paperback, 64 pages
Published
October 25th 1978
by HarperCollins
(first published 1972)
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My mum just found this book in her bedroom - it was my favourite book as a kid. We must have got it when I was about 5 or 6 - it was in the Blue Peter sale thingy they held in my school all those many years ago and used to belong to a girl called Franceska as she has written her name on a sticker at the front.
I wonder where she is now and how old she is?
It's a lovely set of stories, I remember them quite well and I still laugh at them even now. I suppose my mother's hoping to give it to the jumb...more
I wonder where she is now and how old she is?
It's a lovely set of stories, I remember them quite well and I still laugh at them even now. I suppose my mother's hoping to give it to the jumb...more
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"Mouse Tales" is about seven mouse siblings getting tucked into bed by their papa mouse. They ask him to tell them a story, and he says he will tell them seven stories for each one of them. The first story is about a young mouse and a wishing well that says "ouch!" every time she throws a penny in it. The second story is about a mouse and his mother seeing pictures in the clouds in the sky. The third tale is about a very tall mouse and a very short mouse who become very good friends. The fourth...more
This book of little stories is about seven young mouse boys who lie awake one night, and their father, who at their request for a bedtime story tells his sons that he will tell them seven tales, a different one for each boy.
I like the way that the father mouse looks just like an illustrated version of author Arnold Lobel, himself. It adds a dimension of warmth to the book, in my mind. What also contributes warmth to these seven miniature animal fables is the utterly charming drawings by Arnold...more
I like the way that the father mouse looks just like an illustrated version of author Arnold Lobel, himself. It adds a dimension of warmth to the book, in my mind. What also contributes warmth to these seven miniature animal fables is the utterly charming drawings by Arnold...more
Among Whytraven's books was an Arnold Lobel book I haven't read before: Mouse Tales. There are seven short tales, all involving mice, and bookended by a father mouse who is telling these stories to his children at bed time, one per child. The seven stories included are: The Wishing Well, Clouds, Very Tall Mouse and Very Short Mouse, The Mouse and the Winds, The Journey, The Old Mouse, and The Bath. Of the seven, my favorite is The Wishing Well as it takes an unusual and humorous approach to the...more
Reason for Reading: Son read aloud to me as his reader.
This is perfect Arnold Lobel. Once all seven mouse boys are in bed, Papa mouse begins storytime and he tells one story per child. Thus we have a book of seven short tales. They are all cute and funny and both ds and I enjoyed the book very much. Mostly, the stories are about boys but there is one about a girl and another about a boy and his mother. So this is certainly a boy friendly book, but I don't think girls are going to notice the lack...more
This is perfect Arnold Lobel. Once all seven mouse boys are in bed, Papa mouse begins storytime and he tells one story per child. Thus we have a book of seven short tales. They are all cute and funny and both ds and I enjoyed the book very much. Mostly, the stories are about boys but there is one about a girl and another about a boy and his mother. So this is certainly a boy friendly book, but I don't think girls are going to notice the lack...more
This tale is now nearly forty-years alive, and it still holds water to the bedtime story classics. Well, well, well. We have here seven short stories within one story. A papa mouse saying a bedtime story to each one of his mice-children. All seven stories are uniquely displayed on a silver-platter to these children-mice. I get a sense that papa mouse really loves his children, or just maybe it was their lucky night, when eat mouse hear a story catered to their particular disposition. Wonderful b...more
This is a fun book for kids. The 3-year-old I babysit loves the story about the wishing well, and it's my favourite too. Pretty funny! The 3-year-old is scared of the cat in the clouds, but thinks the new feet part is hilarious. Figure that one out! (I'm not a huge fan of the new feet story - you'd have to use your own discretion based on how sensitive your kids are to decide whether you'll read it to them). In any case, this book will go in the good pile. The stories are silly and some are cute...more
4 1/2 stars. What a charming book! I love the tales. They don't directly relate to each other, but the tie-in that Papa Mouse is reading them to his not-sleepy-yet boys works for me. I'd like to tell you what I enjoyed the most, but that would ruin the story. Suffice it to say that the stories make me giggle. My preschooler and I enjoy saying, "That's so silly!" repeatedly as we read.
My son read this when he was six. He is a reluctant reader but this book wasn't too difficult. There are plenty of pictures and the paragraphs are short enough and divided up in such a way to prevent the early reader from losing his place too much. The stories and illustrations are sweet but my little guy thought it was rather boring. Not enough sword fights for his tastes.
I did not particularly care for this book because I found it relatively boring. This book contains seven short stories that Papa mouse tells his sons while they are tucked into bed. This book would be a good read for first or second graders because the words are simple but the sentences become more complex and there are more words per page than typical picture books.
Mouse Tales was a book about a Papa mouse who told seven different stories to his little mouse babies, to get them to go to sleep. I enjoyed all the stories but the funniest and best story to me was the story about the tall mouse small mouse. It was cute, and hilarious. And the kids got to interact with the stories as well. That's one thing I like about Aronald books.
Really liked this one. Level 2 book. Reminded me of this lady, Norma (a 3rd grandma to me), who used to tell us little random stories. It's about a grandpa telling stories before bed. Some are cute, some have lessons with them, some have pictures mixed in with the words to help kids associate the word with a meaning. Anyways, I really liked this one. :)
Papa Mouse tells one story for each of his 7 boys if they promise to go to sleep. Lucky there are 7 chapters in the book!! "Clouds" is great for Oregon weather...don't like it now...wait 5 minutes and it will change. The Old Mouse gets what he deserves. He's mean to the kids and his pants fall down in public. No one will help him. His wife hits him on the head. The ladies run. But the kids give him gum to hold up his pants and now he's nice to the kids.
I found this when I went through my school papers a second time. I wrote a little book report on it that was about two sentences long. All I really said was that I liked the pictures. I read this in the first grade and had no recollection of what it was about until I read the description here, and now it is very vague.
Nov 27, 2008
Zaire
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It was bedtime for the mouse childern.Papa mouse agree to tell them 7 bedtimes stories one story for each mouse boy.There is a tale about a wishing well,another about a grumpy old child hating mouse,and still another about a mouse who couldn't get clean.
Quite possibly one the most pointless children's book I have ever read. All of the mouse stories make no point individually, not as a collective.
Most children's stories have some moral or point. But not this one.
Most children's stories have some moral or point. But not this one.
My students really like these short stories, and they are great for kids with beginning reading skills who want a real story. Could be called a "chapter book" although the stories are beginning 2nd grade level.
Two stars means "it was okay," and those were Logan's very words when I asked him how he liked it. Not as clever as some of the I Can Read books we've liked, like Little Bear and Frog & Toad, but nice enough.
Mar 28, 2010
Carrie Hill
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My mother used to read this book to me when I was little. I just thought of it this morning-it is creative and fun and silly and sweet. Perfect for little ones that love to use their imagination!
One of my favorite books from childhood. Especially the story about the mouse that travels to his grandmother and wears out his feet and trades them in for new feet.
Can't beat Arnold Lobel fora good short story. The illustrations are utterly charming, but I plan to learn these as stories to tell as well as stories to read.
One of the best children's author/illustrators at what may be his very best. Perfect mixture of whimsey, absurdity, humor, and good-ol'-fashioned storytelling.
The first book I ever loved. No matter how old I get "The Journey" and "The Bath" will always make me laugh, and this book will always make me smile.
Loved "The Journey" tale. Disliked the creepy tale of "The Old Man.". The five other tales fell insignificantly in-between.
This is a classic children's book to be read over and over again, gentle humour, morals and short enough at bed time.
Father Mouse tells stories to get his mouse boys to sleep.
Ages 4-8 / Reading with help
Similar: Mouse Soup
Ages 4-8 / Reading with help
Similar: Mouse Soup
I used to read this book almost before I every night before i went to bed and I still love it.
Seven Silly little stories about mice. Easy to read for kids just starting, lots of repletion.
I look the book the mouse us mad because the well was mad because the put the boo in the well
Apr 05, 2013
Heidi
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Another classic from Arnold Lobel. So fun and a good read aloud for young ones.
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Arnold Stark Lobel was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association.
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