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Short Tales: Fables
Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Town Mouse decided to visit his cousin in the country. When Town Mouse sees how small Country Mouse's house is, he invites his cousin to the city to see how to live. Will Town Mouse and Country Mouse agree on the best way to live? Find the moral to Aesop's fable in the easy-to-read, brilliantly illustrated Short Tales Fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.
32 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1971
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Aesop
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Tradition considers Greek fabulist Aesop as the author of Aesop's Fables , including "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Fox and the Grapes."
This credited ancient man told numerous now collectively known stories. None of his writings, if they ever existed, survive; despite his uncertain existence, people gathered and credited numerous tales across the centuries in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Generally human characteristics of animals and inanimate objects that speak and solve problems characterize many of the tales.
One can find scattered details of his life in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work, called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave (δοῦλος), whose cleverness acquires him freedom as an adviser to kings and city-states. Older spellings of his name included Esop(e) and Isope. A later tradition, dating from the Middle Ages, depicts Aesop as a black Ethiopian. Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last two and a half millennia included several works of art and his appearance as a character in numerous books, films, plays, and television programs.
Abandoning the perennial image of Aesop as an ugly slave, the movie Night in Paradise (1946) cast Turhan Bey in the role, depicting Aesop as an advisor to Croesus, king; Aesop falls in love with a Persian princess, the intended bride of the king, whom Merle Oberon plays. Lamont Johnson also plays Aesop the Helene Hanff teleplay Aesop and Rhodope (1953), broadcast on hallmark hall of fame.
Brazilian dramatist Guilherme Figueiredo published A raposa e as uvas ("The Fox and the Grapes"), a play in three acts about the life of Aesop, in 1953; in many countries, people performed this play, including a videotaped production in China in 2000 under the title Hu li yu pu tao or 狐狸与葡萄 .
Beginning in 1959, animated shorts under the title Aesop and Son recurred as a segment in the television series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show, its successor. People abandoned the image of Aesop as ugly slave; Charles Ruggles voiced Aesop, a Greek citizen, who recounted for the edification of his son, Aesop Jr., who then delivered the moral in the form of an atrocious pun. In 1998, Robert Keeshan voiced him, who amounted to little more than a cameo in the episode "Hercules and the Kids" in the animated television series Hercules.
In 1971, Bill Cosby played him in the television production Aesop's Fables.
British playwright Peter Terson first produced the musical Aesop's Fables in 1983. In 2010, Mhlekahi Mosiea as Aesop staged the play at the Fugard theatre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Tradition considers Greek fabulist Aesop as the author of Aesop's Fables , including "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Fox and the Grapes."
This credited ancient man told numerous now collectively known stories. None of his writings, if they ever existed, survive; despite his uncertain existence, people gathered and credited numerous tales across the centuries in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Generally human characteristics of animals and inanimate objects that speak and solve problems characterize many of the tales.
One can find scattered details of his life in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work, called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave (δοῦλος), whose cleverness acquires him freedom as an adviser to kings and city-states. Older spellings of his name included Esop(e) and Isope. A later tradition, dating from the Middle Ages, depicts Aesop as a black Ethiopian. Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last two and a half millennia included several works of art and his appearance as a character in numerous books, films, plays, and television programs.
Abandoning the perennial image of Aesop as an ugly slave, the movie Night in Paradise (1946) cast Turhan Bey in the role, depicting Aesop as an advisor to Croesus, king; Aesop falls in love with a Persian princess, the intended bride of the king, whom Merle Oberon plays. Lamont Johnson also plays Aesop the Helene Hanff teleplay Aesop and Rhodope (1953), broadcast on hallmark hall of fame.
Brazilian dramatist Guilherme Figueiredo published A raposa e as uvas ("The Fox and the Grapes"), a play in three acts about the life of Aesop, in 1953; in many countries, people performed this play, including a videotaped production in China in 2000 under the title Hu li yu pu tao or 狐狸与葡萄 .
Beginning in 1959, animated shorts under the title Aesop and Son recurred as a segment in the television series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show, its successor. People abandoned the image of Aesop as ugly slave; Charles Ruggles voiced Aesop, a Greek citizen, who recounted for the edification of his son, Aesop Jr., who then delivered the moral in the form of an atrocious pun. In 1998, Robert Keeshan voiced him, who amounted to little more than a cameo in the episode "Hercules and the Kids" in the animated television series Hercules.
In 1971, Bill Cosby played him in the television production Aesop's Fables.
British playwright Peter Terson first produced the musical Aesop's Fables in 1983. In 2010, Mhlekahi Mosiea as Aesop staged the play at the Fugard theatre in Cape Town, South Africa.
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October 22, 2017
“This fine mode of living may be all right for those who like it,” he said. “But I’d rather have a crust in peace and safety than all your fine things in the midst of such alarm and terror.”
August 14, 2025
This rating is for the edition retold and illustrated by Bernadette Watts.
December 31, 2019
I know it’s short, but I needed to read it so I could finish my reading challenge😅🙈
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September 12, 2011I have just read this book having remembered it from my childhood. It was an old favourite of mine as a child as I remember the descriptive language used in the book made me feel as though I was part of the story and could feel the emotions of the Town Mouse and Country Mouse.
This story is about two friends from different parts of the country who visit each others homes. The Town mouse lives in a fast paced city and visits his friend in the country who lives a very simple, unmaterialistic and quiet way of life. He experiences a quiet peaceful way of living and decides to invite the country mouse to his home in the city. The story centers around the country mouse and his experience in the city seeing bright lights, large buildings and the chaos of living away from the country for the first time.
The story follows the country mouse as he struggles to sleep in the city with the noise and bright lights from the street lights outside which he isnt used to. He experiences tasting new very rich foods which he finds overwhelming and is introduced to the fast paced hustle and bustle of city living. It all proves to much for the country mouse and the story ends with him returning home to his friends, visiting his local church being asked to tell the country 'folk' about his journey to the big city.
I like this book as it introduces the subject of diversity to children, that people come from all different parts of the country and live very different lives. It shows that even though you may have been brought up differently you can still be friends. The language used in the book is exciting as they describe the thoughts of the country mouse, the sights, sounds and tastes of the food. It is a great imaginative story for children who can share the adventures of the country mouse's journey.
This story is about two friends from different parts of the country who visit each others homes. The Town mouse lives in a fast paced city and visits his friend in the country who lives a very simple, unmaterialistic and quiet way of life. He experiences a quiet peaceful way of living and decides to invite the country mouse to his home in the city. The story centers around the country mouse and his experience in the city seeing bright lights, large buildings and the chaos of living away from the country for the first time.
The story follows the country mouse as he struggles to sleep in the city with the noise and bright lights from the street lights outside which he isnt used to. He experiences tasting new very rich foods which he finds overwhelming and is introduced to the fast paced hustle and bustle of city living. It all proves to much for the country mouse and the story ends with him returning home to his friends, visiting his local church being asked to tell the country 'folk' about his journey to the big city.
I like this book as it introduces the subject of diversity to children, that people come from all different parts of the country and live very different lives. It shows that even though you may have been brought up differently you can still be friends. The language used in the book is exciting as they describe the thoughts of the country mouse, the sights, sounds and tastes of the food. It is a great imaginative story for children who can share the adventures of the country mouse's journey.
February 17, 2018
Bland illustrations and wordy text in a tiny font. There are better versions.
May 30, 2024
incredible storytelling and an invaluable lesson shared at the end. recommend to everyone who likes mice or likes a good book
February 26, 2013
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse is a type of folklore. More specifically a Fable. Its designed for children P-I but can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.
The story was about two cousin mice who lived in two different worlds and came to visit each other. They both came to the conclusion that they preferred to live as they already had and weren't meant to live as the other mouse.
I gave this book 4 stars. It is a fable that has been passed down through many generations and enjoyed by many children. I enjoyed the fact that even though the two mice were from completely different parts of town they were willing to experience life in the others world, so to speak. This would be a great lesson, especially for young children, to encourage trying to understand that it's okay to be different but to be willing to understand others.
I think many children have and will enjoy this book for years to come. Just by looking at the pictures and the colors used, I am sure children are drawn in by the colors and pictures that make them understand what the words are saying. Young children could then do extension activities such as making their own town mouse or country mouse and then acting out the story.
The story was about two cousin mice who lived in two different worlds and came to visit each other. They both came to the conclusion that they preferred to live as they already had and weren't meant to live as the other mouse.
I gave this book 4 stars. It is a fable that has been passed down through many generations and enjoyed by many children. I enjoyed the fact that even though the two mice were from completely different parts of town they were willing to experience life in the others world, so to speak. This would be a great lesson, especially for young children, to encourage trying to understand that it's okay to be different but to be willing to understand others.
I think many children have and will enjoy this book for years to come. Just by looking at the pictures and the colors used, I am sure children are drawn in by the colors and pictures that make them understand what the words are saying. Young children could then do extension activities such as making their own town mouse or country mouse and then acting out the story.
September 2, 2011
Thinking about this book brings me right back to my childhood. Aesop Fables were always a favourite of mine when I was in Primary School.
The book tells the story of a town mouse who pays a visit to his friend in the country. The country mouse enjoys a simply way of living however the town mouse enjoys all of the fine things of city life. The town mouse persuades the country mouse to join him in the city. The country mouse is overwhelmed by the noise of the city and the pace at while everything moves. He finds the food too rich and can't sleep because of the street lights outside. The country mouse makes it home on time for Christmas and hears a choir singing carols in a nearby church. The country mouse has never been more happy to be back home.
I remember the illustrations in the book so clearly as that was one of my favourite things. The rich food in the city was depicted so well that as I child I almost felt I could take it from the page. The book also came with a casette tape which encouraged you imagination to run wild with the noise of the city compared with the silence and solitude of the country. A great story for the imagination.
The book tells the story of a town mouse who pays a visit to his friend in the country. The country mouse enjoys a simply way of living however the town mouse enjoys all of the fine things of city life. The town mouse persuades the country mouse to join him in the city. The country mouse is overwhelmed by the noise of the city and the pace at while everything moves. He finds the food too rich and can't sleep because of the street lights outside. The country mouse makes it home on time for Christmas and hears a choir singing carols in a nearby church. The country mouse has never been more happy to be back home.
I remember the illustrations in the book so clearly as that was one of my favourite things. The rich food in the city was depicted so well that as I child I almost felt I could take it from the page. The book also came with a casette tape which encouraged you imagination to run wild with the noise of the city compared with the silence and solitude of the country. A great story for the imagination.
March 7, 2020
I have arranged my takeaway thoughts into a haiku:
"Life's spices vary,
One palate can hardly taste
Notes that please others."
Moral: Everyone has their own idea of what makes for good living.
"Life's spices vary,
One palate can hardly taste
Notes that please others."
Moral: Everyone has their own idea of what makes for good living.
December 1, 2016
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
December 6, 2019
one of my favorites as a kid, revisiting it - happy to see this edition on here, as this is the one i remember from my childhood. not sure i had it, but i sure do remember seeing this cover as a kid! either way, this image is burned into my memory.
good story everyone knows - town/city mouse visits his homie the country mouse and he says everything is ghetto basically lol. so takes the country mouse to his place and it's a huge feast! the town mouse even starts to feel like maybe the city mouse is right about him living in the sticks, if the food is this good.
but then the dog and people come home and it gets stressful... so the town mouse concludes that he'd rather have his peasant crusty bread in peace rather than the feast in stress. and this is so true.
my favorite place to eat is always going to be at home. food tastes better at home and i can smoke a dab right before i eat lol so that's also a plus for a stoner, but for real - i like being at home the most. and i actually eat lots of healthy crusty bread, and honestly - that crusty piece of bread with whatever on it (i like doing président sea salted butter with a good raw honey, preferably from europe as well) tastes better than any extravagant meal or dessert i could have in public. part of the enjoyment is really the comfort of it all.
aesop's fables are great. really enjoying going through these and pondering them.
good story everyone knows - town/city mouse visits his homie the country mouse and he says everything is ghetto basically lol. so takes the country mouse to his place and it's a huge feast! the town mouse even starts to feel like maybe the city mouse is right about him living in the sticks, if the food is this good.
but then the dog and people come home and it gets stressful... so the town mouse concludes that he'd rather have his peasant crusty bread in peace rather than the feast in stress. and this is so true.
my favorite place to eat is always going to be at home. food tastes better at home and i can smoke a dab right before i eat lol so that's also a plus for a stoner, but for real - i like being at home the most. and i actually eat lots of healthy crusty bread, and honestly - that crusty piece of bread with whatever on it (i like doing président sea salted butter with a good raw honey, preferably from europe as well) tastes better than any extravagant meal or dessert i could have in public. part of the enjoyment is really the comfort of it all.
aesop's fables are great. really enjoying going through these and pondering them.
October 18, 2017
Great story, valuable lesson from an author who has given us all something to think about with the wonderful fables many people grew up with.
June 7, 2023
One of the books I remember from my childhood.
April 19, 2024
Had this exact ladybird version
June 16, 2024
Read it as a child, want my daughter to read it too
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March 1, 2016Title: Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Author: Bernadette Watts
Illustrator: Bernadette Watts
Genre: Fable
Theme(s): Fables, Mice, Town Living, Country Living
Opening line/sentence: “Every evening the country mouse climbed out of her house into the meadow.”
Brief Book Summary: This book is about two mice thinking that the other one has is better where they live. So the mice switch and live in each other’s homes in town and in the country. The live the opposite life and find that they miss their homes. This book looks at being careful what you wish for and finding the true meaning of home.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Hazel Rochman (Booklist, November 15, 1998 (Vol. 95, No. 6)) In a cozy version of the popular fable, Watts celebrates the pleasures of home. The country mouse discovers the delicious plenty of the town mouse's home, where a messy human kitchen provides unlimited provisions. The town mouse visits the country and tastes berries and walnuts in the moonlit meadow. They are good friends and grateful guests, but each one returns home to the place she loves. The detailed, colorful pictures express the warmth of the furry creatures at home, the excitement of their adventures in a new place, and the comfort of return to the familiar place they know. The fable's message is not only that home is best but also that home is very different for each one of us. Category: For the Young. 1998, North-South, $15.95 and $15.88. Ages 4-7. (PUBLISHER: North-South Books (New York:), PUBLISHED: c1998.)
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Jeanne K. Pettenati, J.D. (Children's Literature) This delightful retelling of the Aesop fable is beautifully illustrated and draws readers into the respective habitats of the main characters. In the story the country mouse and town mouse visit each other because they are curious to see how each lives. Both treat their guest regally and the visits solidify a friendship. Their trips are adventures into the unknown, where new sights, sounds and tastes awaken their senses. But when all is said and done, the town mouse misses the city and the country mouse misses her rural abode. They go their separate ways, but agree to visit again someday. It is a great way for children to see the world from two perspectives. 1998, North South Books, $15.95. Ages 3 to 8.
(PUBLISHER: North-South Books (New York:), PUBLISHED: c1998.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: Both reviews summarize the text nicely. They also talk about the moral(s) of the story, Home is best, home is different for everyone, and being careful what you wish for. These three morals are spot on with this story, so I agree with the reviewers on this one. The reviews also dawn on the fact that this is traditionally an Aesop Fable, and the illustrator depicted the images with a lot of color and detail.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: The book as enough white space that the colors and illustrations aren’t overwhelming, but not too much that the book is boring. The amount of text to a page does seem like there is a bit too much. The book could be used as a read aloud, but I think with all the text it would be difficult to do a story book walk through, or “reading salad” activity.
Consideration of Instructional Application: I would take this book and do a compare/contrast chart of the town mouse’s house, the country mouse’s house, and the student’s own home. I think this would be a good activity for 2nd grade. By doing this students will know how you talk and discuss and new type of book, but also will know how to comprehend the story and recall details.
Author: Bernadette Watts
Illustrator: Bernadette Watts
Genre: Fable
Theme(s): Fables, Mice, Town Living, Country Living
Opening line/sentence: “Every evening the country mouse climbed out of her house into the meadow.”
Brief Book Summary: This book is about two mice thinking that the other one has is better where they live. So the mice switch and live in each other’s homes in town and in the country. The live the opposite life and find that they miss their homes. This book looks at being careful what you wish for and finding the true meaning of home.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Hazel Rochman (Booklist, November 15, 1998 (Vol. 95, No. 6)) In a cozy version of the popular fable, Watts celebrates the pleasures of home. The country mouse discovers the delicious plenty of the town mouse's home, where a messy human kitchen provides unlimited provisions. The town mouse visits the country and tastes berries and walnuts in the moonlit meadow. They are good friends and grateful guests, but each one returns home to the place she loves. The detailed, colorful pictures express the warmth of the furry creatures at home, the excitement of their adventures in a new place, and the comfort of return to the familiar place they know. The fable's message is not only that home is best but also that home is very different for each one of us. Category: For the Young. 1998, North-South, $15.95 and $15.88. Ages 4-7. (PUBLISHER: North-South Books (New York:), PUBLISHED: c1998.)
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Jeanne K. Pettenati, J.D. (Children's Literature) This delightful retelling of the Aesop fable is beautifully illustrated and draws readers into the respective habitats of the main characters. In the story the country mouse and town mouse visit each other because they are curious to see how each lives. Both treat their guest regally and the visits solidify a friendship. Their trips are adventures into the unknown, where new sights, sounds and tastes awaken their senses. But when all is said and done, the town mouse misses the city and the country mouse misses her rural abode. They go their separate ways, but agree to visit again someday. It is a great way for children to see the world from two perspectives. 1998, North South Books, $15.95. Ages 3 to 8.
(PUBLISHER: North-South Books (New York:), PUBLISHED: c1998.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: Both reviews summarize the text nicely. They also talk about the moral(s) of the story, Home is best, home is different for everyone, and being careful what you wish for. These three morals are spot on with this story, so I agree with the reviewers on this one. The reviews also dawn on the fact that this is traditionally an Aesop Fable, and the illustrator depicted the images with a lot of color and detail.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: The book as enough white space that the colors and illustrations aren’t overwhelming, but not too much that the book is boring. The amount of text to a page does seem like there is a bit too much. The book could be used as a read aloud, but I think with all the text it would be difficult to do a story book walk through, or “reading salad” activity.
Consideration of Instructional Application: I would take this book and do a compare/contrast chart of the town mouse’s house, the country mouse’s house, and the student’s own home. I think this would be a good activity for 2nd grade. By doing this students will know how you talk and discuss and new type of book, but also will know how to comprehend the story and recall details.
September 1, 2024
Not surprisingly, artist Bernadette Watts has produced a very attractive, albeit anthropomorphized, version of this common fable from Aesop. It’s a gentler rendition of the story. In it, neither envy nor dissatisfaction (induced by the descriptions of a town-dwelling relative) prompt the female country mouse to check out life in town; curiosity alone motivates. Watts also doesn’t have her main character transported to town in a fancy conveyance, a train, car, or cart—as is the case in many versions of this story. In this story, the humble little country mouse simply walks.
Once in town, she’s nervous: “the tall buildings rearing up on both sides” look “sinister to her.” Just as she considers turning back, she’s pulled into a crack in the wall by an alarmed town mouse who is well aware of the dangers out there. Those dangers aren’t visible to the reader, but the streets are certainly dirty and littered.
Inside, the town mouse brings the country mouse to a very messy kitchen with all sorts of food lying about. While the cheese pleases the visitor, she ends up developing a stomach ache and quickly decides to return home. As mentioned, Watts’s is a gentler telling; there are no fierce, sharp-toothed cats, nasty sniffing dogs, or threatening humans about, but there’s enough of a difference for the country mouse to miss her simpler way of life.
Later, the town mouse makes a reciprocal visit. She finds that the country mouse’s furnished little den among a tree’s roots smells strange and damp. Everything is so small. This town mouse isn’t disdainful about the simple fare of nuts and berries offered up by her rural friend; she just prefers her own home. The two agree to meet again soon.
Watts’s version lacks the more moralistic tone of many others. No lesson here about “poverty with security” being “ better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.” This is a toned-down narrative, basically about different strokes for different folks.
It’s a nice enough picture book—you really can’t go wrong with Bernadette Watts—but definitely not my favourite take on the old fable from Aesop. That honour goes to Helen Ward for her rich, lovely, and decidedly non-anthropomorphized telling.
Once in town, she’s nervous: “the tall buildings rearing up on both sides” look “sinister to her.” Just as she considers turning back, she’s pulled into a crack in the wall by an alarmed town mouse who is well aware of the dangers out there. Those dangers aren’t visible to the reader, but the streets are certainly dirty and littered.
Inside, the town mouse brings the country mouse to a very messy kitchen with all sorts of food lying about. While the cheese pleases the visitor, she ends up developing a stomach ache and quickly decides to return home. As mentioned, Watts’s is a gentler telling; there are no fierce, sharp-toothed cats, nasty sniffing dogs, or threatening humans about, but there’s enough of a difference for the country mouse to miss her simpler way of life.
Later, the town mouse makes a reciprocal visit. She finds that the country mouse’s furnished little den among a tree’s roots smells strange and damp. Everything is so small. This town mouse isn’t disdainful about the simple fare of nuts and berries offered up by her rural friend; she just prefers her own home. The two agree to meet again soon.
Watts’s version lacks the more moralistic tone of many others. No lesson here about “poverty with security” being “ better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.” This is a toned-down narrative, basically about different strokes for different folks.
It’s a nice enough picture book—you really can’t go wrong with Bernadette Watts—but definitely not my favourite take on the old fable from Aesop. That honour goes to Helen Ward for her rich, lovely, and decidedly non-anthropomorphized telling.
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April 27, 2015This is a simple fable. I found it online as an Ebook. The story is about two mice who are cousins. Each one lives in a completely different environment. One lives in the country and the other lives in town/city. They both visited each other. The town mouse thought the country mouse's home was small.The town mouse makes it clear everything is better in town so the country mouse decides to visit the town. The country mouse states, "better beans and bacon in peace than cakes in fear." I loved how the mice loved where they lived. The country mouse was happy with simple where as the town mouse was happy with extravagant settings and barking dogs. The book is very simple. Each page only has one sentence and illustrations. I think this book would be good for beginning readers or lower grades. It would be a good lesson on diversity. We are all from different areas and lifestyles. Students could share where they live; in the country, city, downtown, farm, etc. As a teacher, I could teach how everyone comes from different places.
December 28, 2011
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
This familiar children’s story has been retold by Anne McKie and is part of the Ladybird Well Loved Tales series. It is written in a simple way that allows young readers to build their confidence in learning to read. This story follows the adventures of a very stylish Town Mouse as he visits his distant relative in the countryside. However unlike the busy town where he has lived all his life he finds it far too quiet. It also speaks of the Country Mouse who visits his cousins in the town but for him he finds it just too noisy. Undoubtedly children love this wonderful story about two contrasting young mice whose lives and surroundings are completely different. Along with an interesting story line, the use of easy to read text and colourful illustrations make this story hugely popular among many children. The font is clear and the beautiful pictures give extra support to the reader.
This familiar children’s story has been retold by Anne McKie and is part of the Ladybird Well Loved Tales series. It is written in a simple way that allows young readers to build their confidence in learning to read. This story follows the adventures of a very stylish Town Mouse as he visits his distant relative in the countryside. However unlike the busy town where he has lived all his life he finds it far too quiet. It also speaks of the Country Mouse who visits his cousins in the town but for him he finds it just too noisy. Undoubtedly children love this wonderful story about two contrasting young mice whose lives and surroundings are completely different. Along with an interesting story line, the use of easy to read text and colourful illustrations make this story hugely popular among many children. The font is clear and the beautiful pictures give extra support to the reader.
January 17, 2011
This book is appropriate for grades 2nd-7th. It could be used as a diversity lesson in the differences between cultures and/or country versus city life. I think that the book has great illustrations that are bright and colorful and very pleasing to the eye. Also, the story is simply written yet has many other implications that can be explored with the older grades such as being open to others differences.
February 21, 2011
In this version, the town mouse finds the country uncomfortable and dangerous. And then, the country mouse finds the town uncomfortable and dangerous. Oddly, it ends with it being Christmas. The country mouse makes it back to the country where he enters a church. There are Christmas carolling mice. They ask him to tell of his adventures, but he just wants to forget them.
January 6, 2017
This is a really nice and good little story for little kids to get to know the differences between city life and country life, and to see that each person has different experiences. Some of the stuff was just a bit irrealistic and weird for my taste, but then again, it is not for my age group, I guess.
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September 30, 2010Town mouse went to see the country mouse. The town mouse did not like the country mouse food so she invited country mouse to town. Country mouse liked her food but did not like her town because they were cats and dogs who wanted to eat them.
October 10, 2024
Least favorite retelling of this Aesop fable we have come across. The illustrations were wonderful- cute and fun to look at. The story had a bland plot and was very lacking in explaining a clear moral or lesson.
November 28, 2009
A nice tale about being comfortable with where you are from and how different life is in different places. It's a fun story to read to children.
January 7, 2013
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September 25, 2015
My favourite book of childhood.
August 15, 2016
We missed the mice!
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