I'll Meet You at the Cucumbers

by Lilian Moore, Sharon Wooding (Illustrator)

Adam and Junius, two country mice, go for a visit to the city, where Adam despairs when his dear friend admits he might like to stay.

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Lilian Moore grew up in New York, received a degree in teaching from Hunter College, and did graduate work at Columbia University. She attended college during the Depression, so job opportunities were few. She worked for the Bureau of Educational Research, helping children who could not read in their Reading Clinic. Ms. Moore was also a reading specialist for the New York Board of Education. She trained teachers and did extensive research into reading difficulties.

She was the editor of Scholastic's first paperback book club, the Arrow Book Club, beginning in 1957. As she said, "Imagine making it possible for these youngsters to choose and buy good books for the price of comics!" She was an editor at Wonder Books, Thomas Y. Crowell, and contributor to Humpty Dumpty magazine.

In addition, Ms. Moore was a founding member of the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Ms. Moore died on July 20, 2004, at the age of 95.

She is best known for her poetry and easy-to-read books.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspired by the fable credited to Aesop, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, but so much more. I really enjoy that the main theme is poetry appreciation; gracefully sprinkled throughout are both short appealing poems (by Moore and by others) and reasons for reading poetry (iow, subtle lessons in poetry appreciation). Charming illustrations, too. And can you beat that title? Highly recommended. I will continue to try to find more by Moore.

[Rachel Kopel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a great fan of books about mice, mice who act like, or usually better than, humans. This lovely book about Adam mouse who lives in the country and becomes pen-friend of Amanda who lives in the city, culmanates with his visit to the city where she takes him to a library and points out that he is a poet. And indeed his few verses are a delight.

[Austin Phadoungsyavong · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have no idea just read with book make me dream some sing but this kind of poetry or not for those mouse want meet like lover or something but I really don't know.

[10-11 Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was not really my type, but I still finished it. I guess it was okay but it wasn't the best book ever. I just read this for fun because I finished my other book so I decided to read this one.