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Tiny's Big Adventure (Horn Book Fanfare List (Awards))
With the help of finely detailed engravings by John Lawrence that leap from the page, Martin Waddell scampers off on a new adventure — from a wee mouse’s point of view.
Two little mice jumped out
of their hole in the barn.
"I want to go to the cornfield,"
Tiny said.
Tiny Mouse has never been to the cornfield before, so he’s thrilled that his sister will take him. It’s the perfe...more
Two little mice jumped out
of their hole in the barn.
"I want to go to the cornfield,"
Tiny said.
Tiny Mouse has never been to the cornfield before, so he’s thrilled that his sister will take him. It’s the perfe...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 24th 2004
by Candlewick Press
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I thought this story was poorly told overall, with only a trace of inventive language. Tiny mouse heads out on an adventure with his mouse sister, Katy, and discovers a few scary things and gets lost playing hide-and-seek. A typical plot, which is fine, but here's a page out of the text:
"What's that, Katy Mouse?"
Tiny asked. "Is it an owl?"
"It's a pheasant," Katy said.
"Owls come out only at night."
I'm sorry, but there's just no juice, nor fun in that very plain exchange. I did like the made up...more
"What's that, Katy Mouse?"
Tiny asked. "Is it an owl?"
"It's a pheasant," Katy said.
"Owls come out only at night."
I'm sorry, but there's just no juice, nor fun in that very plain exchange. I did like the made up...more
The illustrations in this book are really interesting.Tiny mouse learns that he is big enough to go out to the wheat field, but he isn't big enough to be there on his own. The story reflects on a relationship between a sister and a brother, and how the older sister is the one who introduces her younger brother to the world.
This book's story isn't great to be honest but what has generated a four star review from me is the illustrations. Oh. My. Word. They. Are. Wonderful. The illustrator has used a mixture of lithograph and collage of lithograph to do the illustrations. And they are stunning.
My two year old daughter was not interested in this book and I think the reason was the pictures. As an adult, I like the woodcut style, but I think that it is hard to discern important parts of the illustrations because they are lost int he detail and texture of the page.
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Also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton
Martin Waddell is the author of more than one hundred books for young readers.
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Also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton
Martin Waddell is the author of more than one hundred books for young readers.
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