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44th out of 71 books
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Mouse Soup (I Can Read Book-Level 2)
by
Arnold Lobel
An inventive mouse escapes from a weasel's soup pot by telling four marvelous stories.
Paperback, 64 pages
Published
September 7th 1983
by HarperCollins
(first published January 1st 1977)
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“Mouse Soup” by Arnold Lobel is a children’s easy read book. The book is an “I can Read”- Level 2. This charming children’s story tells the tale of a mouse who was reading a book when he was caught by a weasel who threatens to make him into Mouse Soup. In order to stall the weasel from eating him- the mouse tells him that in order to make a delicious Mouse Soup he needs a few stories to put in the mixture. The first story the Mouse tells the Weasel is titled, “Bees and the Mud”. Within this stor...more
This book is about a mouse who was reading a book when he was caught by a weasel who wanted to make mouse soup. Before the weasel could put the mouse into his soup the mouse quickly convinced him that his soup would be extra good if he put stories into it as well. The mouse told four different stories to the weasel. The first story is called "Bees and the Mud." It is about bees nesting on the mouse's head and how he tricked them to get them to leave. The second story is called "Two Large Stones"...more
Who cannot fall in love with the illustration of the cute mouse in a cooking pot on the cover of this book? Also, the title "Mouse Soup" draws the reader in by having them ponder how a story about a mouse being cooked for a meal will turn out. "Mouse Soup" is written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel, and it follows the interesting interaction a mouse has with a weasel who is preparing meal that is the mouse. He convinces the weasel that in order to have a fantastic soup, he will need to add stori...more
One day a weasel found a mouse and decided he would make mouse soup out of him. The mouse told the weasel that the soup would not taste any good without some stories in it and the mouse began to tell the weasel four stories. One about bees and mud, another about two large stones, another about crickets, and still another about a thorn bush. After the mouse told the stories the weasel asked how he could get the stories into the soup. The mouse told him he would have to go out and find a bee hive,...more
There are so many books about little "prey" animals teaching predatory animals a lesson by outwitting them. (My personal favorite is probably Kasza's My Lucky Day.) Since I have no personal connection to this book from my youth, it ends up getting the full brunt of my evaluation. And comes up wanting.
With so many books to compare this one to, I found it a drag. I believe it has its place, and that is probably to a little girl who loves the likes of Beatrix Potter and The Velveteen Rabbit. It's...more
With so many books to compare this one to, I found it a drag. I believe it has its place, and that is probably to a little girl who loves the likes of Beatrix Potter and The Velveteen Rabbit. It's...more
This book has four different stories within it. It starts out with a weasel capturing a mouse and is going to make soup out of him. But, the mouse convinces the weasel that in order to make the soup better it needs stories. So the mouse tells him four stories and that he must go out and collect everything from the stories to make the soup taste good. While the weasel is out looking for the ingredients, the mouse hurries home where he is safe and he eats his dinner. This would be a great book for...more
Jun 13, 2012
Marie
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5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
easy-readers,
5360-summer-12
In this cleaver little tale, a mouse is captured by a hunger weasel who wants to make mouse soup. However, before he can make the soup, the mouse must tell him four stories about bees, crickets, two stones, and a thorn bush. Once the weasel hears the stories, the mouse tells him to go out and find all of these ingredients to add to the soup. As the weasel is collecting everything, the mouse makes his escape.
I love the cleaver and sneaky mouse in this little story. I also enjoyed each of the sto...more
I love the cleaver and sneaky mouse in this little story. I also enjoyed each of the sto...more
I don't remember reading Arnold Lobel's Mouse Soup for the first time. The publication date is 1977, so it has to have been sometime around then. I vaguely remember having it on a record, one of those that *ding* when you have to turn the page.
I do not remember the last time I sat down and read the whole thing through. So probably since the first time in 1977? 1978? 1979?, I read Mouse Soup. It's a perfect book.
The story I remember most vividly from being a little kid reading it was "Bees and th...more
I do not remember the last time I sat down and read the whole thing through. So probably since the first time in 1977? 1978? 1979?, I read Mouse Soup. It's a perfect book.
The story I remember most vividly from being a little kid reading it was "Bees and th...more
This story is about a mouse who got captured by a predator. The mouse however tricks the predator with stories. The book continues to narrate the stories that the mouse tells. In the end, the mouse manages to have convinced the predator to run out to get the "stories" needed to make the mouse food more tasteful. The mouse manages to get away while the predator is out of the house and the mouse goes back to read a good book. I would recommend this book to young readers who can use a good book.
This was my favorite children's stories growing up! Way back when books/television/music could be around without the corners being softened to protect our little heads way too much. The whole story is about this hairy fellow trying to eat a mouse in his soup--and of course, the fun part, the mouse always tricks him into hurting himself or failing. It contains other short stories as well, and when people ask me what book influenced me most as a child, I always mention Mouse Soup.
Clever Mouse! Clever stories.
"Bees and Mud" is my favorite so far: A beehive lands on Mouse's head and he tells the Bees to fly away because he doesn't want a nest on his head. "Oh no!", they say. "We like your ears. We like your whiskers. We like your nose. This is a fine place for our nest!" Isn't that sweet? They want to stay because they like his ears. Mouse ears are the cutest!
"Bees and Mud" is my favorite so far: A beehive lands on Mouse's head and he tells the Bees to fly away because he doesn't want a nest on his head. "Oh no!", they say. "We like your ears. We like your whiskers. We like your nose. This is a fine place for our nest!" Isn't that sweet? They want to stay because they like his ears. Mouse ears are the cutest!
Oct 27, 2010
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
Strange little book of stories. This book was first published in 1977, when I was a child, but I don't remember reading it. Our girls thought it was a fun book, but that some of the tales were odd. Each has a subtle moral, and together with the background story about the little mouse trying to get out of being a weasel's dinner, they combine for a fun overall story.
omg this book im inlove with it i know its under my level to read but doesnt matter ever since i was a little girl my mom used to read this book to and it helped me to read its really fun because it has different type of stories in it to trick the wolf. p.s. i still read this book many times. i dont care this book is for babies i love this book RESPECT IT! lml
32 months - we have read a couple of other stories that are based on avoiding getting made into soup or stew. This one is an interesting take on it. The short stories are very strange and quirky. I want to gain a moral from them but there doesn't seem to be one. Certainly for an early learning book this is much more interesting than most.
I owned this book when I was a little girl and it was one of my favorites. I recently bought a new copy for my daughter, who is 2 1/2, and she asks for it almost every night. It is such a wonderful, simple and sweet collection of little stories/fables. I recommend it for everyone who has young children. It really is a must-have.
I think that the mouse was very clever to trick the weasel so he would not get eaten and the weasel was pretty foolish because he believed that he had to get a bees nest, some mud, some rocks, some crickets, and some thorns from a prickly bush. I liked it because it was clever and because the pictures were very detailed.
Along with the Commander Toad books, we borrowed Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel from the library. We are fans of Arnold Lobel's offbeat stories and cute illustrations.
Mouse Soup is a sequel to Mouse Tales (1978). A little mouse who is captured by a weasel to be cooked into soup. To save his life, the mouse (like Shahrazad) tells four stories to teach the weasel how to make the perfect mouse soup.
These four stories are the bulk of the book. They are: "Bees and Mud", "Two Large Stones", "The Crickets...more
Mouse Soup is a sequel to Mouse Tales (1978). A little mouse who is captured by a weasel to be cooked into soup. To save his life, the mouse (like Shahrazad) tells four stories to teach the weasel how to make the perfect mouse soup.
These four stories are the bulk of the book. They are: "Bees and Mud", "Two Large Stones", "The Crickets...more
I love Arnold Lobel. Such a quirk sensibility. The stories are simple and clever. They almost feel like fables and they all go together. I particularly like the story about the thorn bush that starts growing out of a lady's chair. Why so many mouse protagonists in books though?
One day a weasel catches a mouse and decides that he'll make mouse soup out of him. The mouse tells the weasel that the soup will be no good without stories to add to it, so the mouse proceeds to tell some stories. Cute little trickster tale that my boys both enjoyed.
Doesn't quite compare to the grandeur of Frog and Toad or the adorability of Owl at Home, but with stories like the Two Large Stones and The Crickets, it'll do.
It's amazing how Lobel can craft perfect, real-life morals without ever slapping you in the face with them.
It's amazing how Lobel can craft perfect, real-life morals without ever slapping you in the face with them.
Apr 13, 2013
Suzanne
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I loved this book as a child and still do. What can I say other than every single story in this book teaches children a good message and will do so for ages to come. Since I still own the copy I had as a child I plan to pass it down to my children as well.
This is a cute book, but what I really liked about it was the author's craft. I enjoyed how the author wrote four stories within a story. I think this would make a great model for students in Writer's Workshop to write in the same fashion.
This book is about a mouse who was reading a book when he was caught by a weasel who wanted to make mouse soup. The mouse quickly convinced him that his soup would be extra good if he put stories into it as well.
My kids' first Literature Circle book of the year! Arnold Lobel is growing to be one of my favorite children's authors. I love how he combines simple, sight word text with his witty little plots of animal life.
Отличная книжка для только начинающих читать. Сыну очень понравилась, как только у нас появилась, ещё в 4 года, перечитывали не раз, а сейчас, в 5 лет, читает сам (а что не прочтёт, то по памяти рассказывает).
This is one of the few early readers I love so much I can't save for that crucial early reader stage, but have to read aloud to my preschooler. Green Eggs and Ham might be the only other one.
Frank absolutely adores this book. I suppose it probably doesn't help that his grandma has a little movie version of it, but really he found the book just as fascinating.
I love Arnold Lobel.
I love Arnold Lobel.
Another classic from the pen of Arnold Lobel. The child who doen't laugh at the angry old grandfather whose pants fall down and have to be held up with chewing gum is either dead or asleep.
We love Arnold Lobel around here and this is just another one of his cleverly written little 'chapter books' that my 6 year old really enjoys reading to herself and to her siblings.
Yeah, I read a book in Spanish; you can be impressed. I had help of a translator at Intercambio at the library.
This is a very witty book, so it kept us going through.
This is a very witty book, so it kept us going through.
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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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