City Mouse - Country Mouse (And Two More Mouse Tales From Aesop)

by John Wallner (Illustrator)

City mouse-country mouse -- The lion and the mouse -- Belling the cat.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Folk Tales, Friendship, Fiction, Fantasy

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1987

About the author

John Wallner is the award-winning illustrator of more than thirty books for children.

Reviews

[Jacelyn Neuleib · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book actually contains three stories. The first story is about two mice who are related but cannot understand why the other mouse chooses to live differently than themselves. The country mouse thinks the city is too dangerous and the city mouse thinks the country is boring. In the next story, a mouse saves a lion from being trapped. The third story is about a group of mice who make a plan to tie a bell around a local cat's collar so that they can hear it coming, but no one wants to volunteer to tie the bell.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that this was a good book for beginner readers. my daughter enjoyed reading this book. I would recommend this book to others.

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hey to be a mouse means your food can come with a price. To live in the country with country food or get wonderful scraps laced with danger.

[Karee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really short, just OK stories. The pictures were fine.

[Daniella Delgado · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. N/A
2. K- 3rd
3. This book has three stories in it and they are all about mice. The pictures are cartoons and well illustrated.
4. I like this book because it was easy to read and was enjoyable. The pictures were ver eye-catching and gave the pages life.
5. Independent reading, animals

[Shelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fable
Aesop, City Mouse-Country Mouse Two More Tales from Aesop, Illustration by John Wallner (1987) The Lion and the Mouse is the fable where a lion is woken up by a mouse. The mouse begs the lion not to eat him and someday he will return the favor. The lion thinks that it is so ridiculous that a little mouse can ever help the king of the jungle. Soon the lion finds himself caught in a hunter's net. The little mouse comes and rescues the lion my chewing through the net. The great lion learns that even something as small as mouse can help the king of the jungle. The colorful illustration by Wallner complement the story. The language is simple and direct and the theme is clear that small friends can do large things. Target audience is 7-12 years old.

[Jessica Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one other story that I remember as a child and read each year to my students. It's great for comparing and contrasting life in the country and life in the city. There are many other city mouse-country mouse books that twist the story a bit so it's worth while to check those out as well. And, Aesop fables are wonderful for young children... great for learning and teaching about morals.

[Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 mouse related aesops tales with 3 lessons-
-City mouse and country mouse- everyone has their ideas about what is great, but everything has its own pros and cons.
-Mouse and lion- dont scoff at small help because it could be precisely what you need.
-Belling the cat- great ideas mean nothing if you dont have the courage to pursue them.

[Mary Dye · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not really enjoy this book because it didn't really have a point to it. The city mouse and country mouse eat together and then go back to the country. Then the story is abruptly over. I would probably never use this book in my classroom.

[Megababy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mom likes mice, but this book was a little too long for me yet. We broke it up into 3 stories so I would have more patience. I did like cuddling with mom when we read though because I was sick. Mom thinks this book has some scary parts so maybe we'll read it again when I am older.

[Amanda Hughes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was a decent story at best and lacked a real story line. The illustrations were good, but they didn't draw me in. This would be okay to use in order to compare and contrast life in the county to life in the city, but definitely not a story I would pick up again.

[Tierra Garr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice story that compares life in the country and the city.

[Kaitlyn Lawrence · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the book life in the country is compared to life in the city. The illustrations and simple text would make this a good read for students on their own.

[Mya]

bought at 2nd used bookstore in Rolla