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The Mouse, the Cat, and Grandmother's Hat
"This is Grandmother's hat. This is the mouse that hid under Grandmother's hat. This is the cat that waits to be fed . . . So begins a birthday party that is filled with surprises. Open this book--you're invited too
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 1st 2003
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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The Mouse, the Cat and Grandmother's Hat is the story of a birthday celebration gone horribly pear shaped when a mouse crashes the party.
Nancy Willard's rhymes mimic the pattern of "The House that Jack Built" but spares the endless repetition that the original does. There's just enough of the meter to build on the expectations of one event coming together with another to cascade into something out of control.
The bright illustrations by Jenny Mattheson help bring Willard's story to life. The work...more
Nancy Willard's rhymes mimic the pattern of "The House that Jack Built" but spares the endless repetition that the original does. There's just enough of the meter to build on the expectations of one event coming together with another to cascade into something out of control.
The bright illustrations by Jenny Mattheson help bring Willard's story to life. The work...more
I like that the cake was alive. lol!!
LOVED IT! I love the fun chase, and the thought that nothing could get worse . . . uh oh!
Nov 07, 2007
Sarah Kramer
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
toddlers/preschoolers
Shelves:
storytime-books
Large illustrations, fun story and concept that is simple enough for toddlers to grasp.
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NANCY WILLARD is an award-winning children's author, poet, and essayist who received the Newbery Medal in 1982 for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She has written dozens of volumes of children's fiction and poetry, including The Flying Bed, Sweep Dreams, and Cinderella's Dress. She is also the author of two novels for adults, Things Invisible to See and Sister Water, and twelve books of poetry, in...more
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