Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "town-mouse"
"Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear" and "Town Mouse, Country Mouse"
My selection method is to walk over to a shelf of picture books and grab any two. So far this has introduced me to some very nice books.
"Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear"
5 stars, a favorite book
Author N.M. Bodecker
Illustrator: Erik Blegvad
It is fall. Winter is coming. There are so many preparations for country people to make before the snow flies. Mary is hard at work getting these done.
This is using a rhymed poem. The illustrations are so bold and in fall colors. Her black cat is an interested spectator.
The book is fun to read. It introduces children to a way of life now unfamiliar to most. However, this book made me laugh at the end, a joke children may not understand.
"Town Mouse, Country Mouse"
Author/Illustrator: Jan Brett
5 stars
A pair of town mice want a vacation from the cares and worries of their house in town. They go on a picnic in the country.
A pair of country mice are tired of dodging a hungry owl and dream of living in the town.
They trade places and find their dreams are not reality.
This is an English book with exquisite, intricate, detailed drawings. The text follows the main story. However, each page has a side panel relating to the story. And the edgings are another set of details to explore.
The story may take only one reading. Discovering all the details in the drawings will take many other readings.
"Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear"
5 stars, a favorite book
Author N.M. Bodecker
Illustrator: Erik Blegvad
It is fall. Winter is coming. There are so many preparations for country people to make before the snow flies. Mary is hard at work getting these done.
This is using a rhymed poem. The illustrations are so bold and in fall colors. Her black cat is an interested spectator.
The book is fun to read. It introduces children to a way of life now unfamiliar to most. However, this book made me laugh at the end, a joke children may not understand.
"Town Mouse, Country Mouse"
Author/Illustrator: Jan Brett
5 stars
A pair of town mice want a vacation from the cares and worries of their house in town. They go on a picnic in the country.
A pair of country mice are tired of dodging a hungry owl and dream of living in the town.
They trade places and find their dreams are not reality.
This is an English book with exquisite, intricate, detailed drawings. The text follows the main story. However, each page has a side panel relating to the story. And the edgings are another set of details to explore.
The story may take only one reading. Discovering all the details in the drawings will take many other readings.
