Secret of Nimh Storybook

by Seymour Reit

Mrs. Brisby, a mother and a fieldmouse, moves her house before it is destroyed by Farmer Fitzgibbon's plow, with the help of the wise rats of NIMH and a magic stone

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Young Adult, Classics, Animals, Graphic Novels

33 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Seymour Victory Reit was the author of over 80 children's books as well as several works for adults. Reit was the creator, with cartoonist Joe Oriolo, of the character Casper the Friendly Ghost.

Reviews

[Rebekah Franklin]

This is the same book as Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH.

[Brian]

I remember getting this version of the story through a school book order. I also remember handling it often, to the point that it got into pretty rough shape and probably found its way to the garbage because of its condition. It was comic-style illustrated, and also included screen grabs from the film, which only enhanced this take on of one of my favorite pieces of animation.

Because I remember it so fondly, if not with the critical eye of an adult, I have to rate it 4/5.

(I did also read the Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, but that should be considered separate from the film-related products.)

[Grandma's Girl]

this rat and chidren was living in this bottle and one of her childern was really sick and she tried to save her childern and she did .and the oldest son kinda got better.and that she meet this bird that was very cazy and she went to this old bird house and there was nothing but spider wabs and there and they tired eat her.and she was very scared.

[✨ Gramy ✨]

I really enjoyed reading this book to my grandchildren. They didn't appreciate the story as much as I did from an adult point of view.

[Sean Chick]

This is the last in my little foray into movie storybooks (I think a lot of goodreads ratings here are for the YA novel), which were once very common. I think for movie buffs like myself, they encouraged us to read, although many films today are perhaps too much spectacle to be adaptable to this format. This is a good one, perhaps the best outside The Empire Strikes Back. Most major plot points are here, and the images are as lush as those in the film (still among the most gorgeous ever made). This is important, as some I have read and flipped through did not use the film material as effectively.

[Wendycarlson3]

I love this book. Maybe because I saw the movie first, back in 6th grade. After I saw the movie I read the book and it gave more, better details so I really enjoyed it. Maybe I like it because Mrs. Brisby is so humble, yet becomes so heroic in the end, facing all her fears just to save her family. One of my all time favorites so I couldn't wait to share it with my kids, both of whom loved it also.

[Dani Cree]

I read this in Grade 3 with the rest of my class.
Only, I had it finished in 2 days, and they were working on it for nearly 2 months.
I thought this book was very interesting, and very compelling.
It was definitly a good choice for my Grade 3 peers and myself, it's probably a great choice for kids today.

[Kennedy Teeslink]

Science fiction. Unexpected twists that keep the reader entertained and the characters are easy to fall in love with. The ending makes you want to read more.

[Zala]

One of my favorite books of all time.

[Tucker Bear]

I don’t know why it’s politically correct for children to be told that rats are disappearing and being murdered.

It is a shame that this is a children’s book and was made into a cartoon movie. I don’t want to get into my age now, but I told my seven-year-old niece that the movie in theater gave me nightmares years ago.

This book may be good as an allegory for adults to think about the harm caused to rats that are experimented on. If they know this is what the book about.

[Pamela]

ok this is a book that was turned into a movie which haven't watched in a long time..it's about a mouse name Mrs. Bisby who gets told by a wise owl to go talk to the head of the rats to help move her children and home cause her youngest child is sick so they help and stuff happens in the end things work out for her cute kids book.

[Malene Erika Kristensen]

Sød, men filmen var bedre. Gjorde mig nostalgisk så jeg fik lyst til at gense filmen. Tegneserien her er også baseret på filmen og filmen er baseret på en bog. Så glæder mig til at stifte bekendtskab med bogen.

[Sophia McIcky]

Much more detailed and entertaining than the movie, but I'm glad I had the film to preface the visuals of the book.

[Patti Wilson]

Still a great story, even after the third read! But wrong author. I read the original by Robert C O’Brien. Don’t you hate that when other people try to take credit for your creations?

[Nat Turner]

An unbelievably cool story. I didn't see the movie much, but I read it over and over and over as a kid.

[Christine]

I read this in 5th grade and re read as an adult and still love the theme.

[Zanzare]

grave bien, mignon et chill

[Haleema Ahmed]

A reread
It was a nice quick read, a different type of story. Nostalgic

[Heather Brown]

This is one of my favorite books of all time!

[Darci]

My children really enjoyed this read aloud!

[Brooke]

One of my favorite books of all time, I remember as a kid being very interested in nature after this and that never left me!

[Sharon]

A book (and movie, if you're short on time or showing it to a class...) that is a must-read for everyone and an eye-opener regarding animal testing and animal abuse/extermination. The humanization of the characters really makes for a powerful story that leaves an impression! For a child, this book is actually pretty dark and serious--but it is a must-read all the same!

[Barbara]

Read the original Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien as a kid and again as an adult with my kid. What really freaked me out was that there really was/is a National Institute of Mental Health.

[Annalise]

One of my favourite childhood books. Great having a single Mother as an important character - goes against the usual killing off the mother trope of many stories (which I loved about the movie too). Mrs. Brisby has always been one of my favourite book characters too.

[Matthew John]

My favorite childhood book, which probably explains why I have no particular aversion to rodents.

[Annie]

Absolute fav as a kid

[Noob2]

i learned that there are places that test on animals for medicnes

[Pam]

Unfortunately this book did nothing for my extreme fear of all rodents but it did inspire imagination, emotion, fear and suspense in me as a child that was developing a love for books.

[April]

one of my favorites as a kid!

[Nicholas]

Good story.