MARY LIVED IN A BIG HOUSE with a very little mouse. The mouse lived in a little house inside of a very big house, with Mary.
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Jul 07, 2010
Abigail
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It's another picture-book triumph for Barbara McClintock (and Beverly Donofrio, of course)! As its name suggests, Mary and the Mouse, The Mouse and Mary features a dual narrative, one in which a little girl named Mary, and a little mouse living in Mary's home, grow up side by side. Becoming aware of each other quite by accident, the two develop a fond but distant friendship, forced to create little "accidents" in order to catch a glimpse of one another. But when Mary and the mouse both
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Dec 17, 2009
Elizabeth
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Two lives run parallel to one another within a single home. Upstairs there is Mary who lives with her mother, father, sister, and brother. Within the walls of the house there is also a mouse that lives with her very own mother, father, sister, and brother. As we watch, both Mary and the mouse go to school, learn the same things, and one night they both drop some cutlery while cleaning up after dinner. This tiny event means that through a mouse hole Mary sees the mouse and the mouse sees Mary. Th
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Apr 30, 2008
GraceAnne
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Sometimes you pick up a picture book, and it is just exactly what you want and need at that moment. This is utterly charming. The text worms its way into your heart, and the pictures are -- well, delicious is not too strong a word. McClintock is simply wizard at putting so much sweet and true detail into her pictures that you can look at them again and again and find more to delight in.
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Nov 18, 2009
Lisa
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So, will this book do for mice what Charlotte's Web did for spiders, making them less scary and more likable for children?
I was greatly amused by this story. I really liked the illustrations too, although they seemed to be slightly different from theBarbara McClintock illustrations in other books that she’s illustrated. She’s a wonderful artist and I plan to read all the books that she’s illustrated.
I didn’t like the end; I personally can think of at least one other fina More...
I was greatly amused by this story. I really liked the illustrations too, although they seemed to be slightly different from theBarbara McClintock illustrations in other books that she’s illustrated. She’s a wonderful artist and I plan to read all the books that she’s illustrated.
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May 05, 2010
Dianna
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I loved this book. Oh, wait, I thought I read picture books for my son. Well, he loved it, too. Who wouldn't love a little mouse house in the walls?
Mary drops her spoon on the floor every night and the mouse drops hers, so they can take a peek at her. Mary and the mouse grow up and move away, but they—and their children—end up together again in the end.
The pictures are so perfect for this story! My son loved the cross-sections so you could see into the mouse's house. The More...
Mary drops her spoon on the floor every night and the mouse drops hers, so they can take a peek at her. Mary and the mouse grow up and move away, but they—and their children—end up together again in the end.
The pictures are so perfect for this story! My son loved the cross-sections so you could see into the mouse's house. The More...
Nov 24, 2009
Kathryn
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Joining my GoodReads friends in applause for this title! It's delightful and I would have loved it as a kid since I really enjoyed books showing similar activities or places but with different perspectives. As we see Mary and the Mouse go through their daily activities, Mary in the big house and Mouse in a little house in Mary's big house, we hope that there will be a friendship--and sure enough, a tentative one begins to evolve in a very cute way! While I may not have guessed it was a McClin
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Sep 22, 2009
Jennifer
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Not sure when the last time was I read a picture book I loved so much that I hugged it. Mary and Mouse must keep their awareness of each other a secret, since mice and humans shall not mix, but their friendship evolves through their daughters. I worried the story might confuse younger readers - there's a lot of parallel storytelling going on here. It might be a bit above their heads, but that doesn't seem to matter, as my daughter asked for a third and forth and fifth reading in a row. Shelv
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Nov 09, 2009
Chandra
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Here illustrator Barbara McClintock has paired up with memoirist Beverly Donofrio (Riding in Cars with Boys) and the result is a truly wonderful and memorable picture book.
This is the story of an unlikely friendship which spans two generations. First we have Mary and Mouse who discover eachother through a happy coincidence. Their meeting and the progression of their lives are told through charming parallel text and narrative. Both Mary and Mouse eventually grow up and have daugh More...
This is the story of an unlikely friendship which spans two generations. First we have Mary and Mouse who discover eachother through a happy coincidence. Their meeting and the progression of their lives are told through charming parallel text and narrative. Both Mary and Mouse eventually grow up and have daugh More...
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Dec 21, 2009
Becky
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So glad Jenn posted this book -- I adore it! The parallel stories of a mouse and girl who live in the same house (and the stories of their daughters doing the same) are told in a visually inventive variety of ways, from panels to tiny character pictures to double-page spreads. With tiny details, including mouse furnishings made from human objects, this book is a dream for anyone who likes dollhouses or The Borrowers. There is a glowing golden light that suffuses most of these pictures.
Jan 04, 2012
Paula
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While Mary, a girl whose family lives in a big house, is learning things at school, a young mouse whose family lives in a small house within the big one is learning the same things at her school, and when the two eventually meet they become friends.
Jan 20, 2012
Rachel
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The story is a bit drab, but the side by side pictures of the child/ mouse environments was enticing and kept my girls interested,on each page, well after the words were read.
Jan 11, 2010
Gail
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My two year old daughter and I both loved this book. It's a good book for teaching point of view, because the story is told from both perspectives, side by side.
Aug 20, 2008
Becky
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This is a very simple story. A little girl named Mary lives in a house with her family. In the house is a smaller house, a secret house, in which a family of mice lives. Mary and the little girl mouse slowly become aware of each other, and become friends.
Mary grows up, gets married, moves into her own house, and has a daughter. Inside Mary's house is a smaller house, home to a family of mice. One day, Mary's daughter notices the little girl mouse, and they make friends. That's it. V More...
Mary grows up, gets married, moves into her own house, and has a daughter. Inside Mary's house is a smaller house, home to a family of mice. One day, Mary's daughter notices the little girl mouse, and they make friends. That's it. V More...
Mar 25, 2009
Annette
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Utterly charming! This is a book that I will read to my children (and in the future my grandchildren) again and again.
Apr 15, 2008
babyhippoface
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A little girl and a mouse who share the same house (one tiny one inside the great big one) both drop a utensil every night at dinner in order to drop to the floor and secretly wave to each other. As the years go by, the girl and the mouse, whose lives are amazingly similar, continue waving to each other until they both move away. Before long, however, Mary's daughter and the mouse's daughter are continuing the tradition inside a new home. The story isn't much, but kids will enjoy examining the i
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Jun 27, 2011
Randie
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A delightful story about the bond between Mary and the Mouse...and how that bond continues with their children.
Sep 27, 2007
The Library Lady
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Mary lives in a big house. The mouse lives in a little house inside the big house. Mary goes to school. The mouse goes to school. Their lives go on in parallel, until one day, they discover each other. And though their lives separate, they come together in the next generation. Delightful.
This is going home for my eight year old, who has "Lucy",an imaginary mouse friend of her own who is very like Mary's mouse!
This is going home for my eight year old, who has "Lucy",an imaginary mouse friend of her own who is very like Mary's mouse!
Nov 01, 2007
Julie
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This one I really enjoyed. I liked the continuity to the next generation. While the illustrations were not the most fantastic ever, they were well done and enhanced the story as they should.
Sep 26, 2010
Catherine
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Max liked it so much we read it two nights in a row - which is something for a book with neither car or monkey.
Feb 01, 2008
Adrienne
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I love mice, I love McClintock's illustrations, and I love the generational aspect of the story. Nice.
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