Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple

by A.H. Benjamin, Gwyneth Williamson (Illustrator)

A big red juicy apple – what a delicious meal for hungry Mouse! But the apple is big and Mouse is small and there are many obstacles to overcome before he can get his treat home safely.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, School, Animals

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 29, 2000

About the author

A H Benjamin has been a children's writer since the mid-eighties. He has been published by Andersen Press, O.U.P, Little Tiger Press, Franklin Watts, Q.E.D and many other big publishing houses. He has written 34 books which have sold worldwide with 22 translations including Chinese, Korean, Turkish, Greek and Arabic. His books are very popular in schools and libraries. He currently ranks 345 in the UK PLR. Also some of his work has been adapted for radio, television and theatre.

He lives in Lincolnshire with his wife, Trisha. They have four grown up children and four young grandchildren who have all been an inspiration to him.

(Sources: Amazon.com author page, Little Tiger Press author page, Hachette Children's Group author page.)

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids really enjoyed this book about a mouse getting help from his friends to get an apple home and then sharing it, even though he didn’t want to. The pictures are nice.

[Tina 2nd Grade · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mouse was greedy and didn't want to share. He lost the apple to those who helped him.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short cute story that has a learning for children.

[Mama Bearian]

Little Mouse finds a big red apple and is so excited to take it home and eat it, but on his way he runs into several obstacles. Luckily, some animal friends are there to help him along the way. Frog helps him get his apple out of a pond, Tortoise gets it out of a thorn bush, and Mole gets it past a big log. Each of them look at the apple longingly, but Little Mouse doesn't want to share. In the end, though, he ends up sharing even though he didn't want to.

There is definitely a message on sharing here, but I'm not quite sure what it is. Share even if you don't want to, because your friends will take things anyway? I loved it up until the end, but that's just not quite right for me.

[Meg Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book about a mouse that kept getting into trouble and everytime a friend with a particular skill would help him through, but he wouldnt give them any of his apple to say thank you. In the end he nearly gets the apple home when it rolls all the way back to where his friends were and they ate it. Goes to show, if your friends help you out, give them some of your apple.

[Little Seesaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those books that I am not really all about. Although, I feel like you would be able to have really good discussions with kids about how important it is to share with people. Sometimes the books that have story flaws end up being the best books to talk about. Books like life are not always perfect.

[Ariel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mouse gets a BIG red juicy apple, but what happens when he meets obstacles mouse can’t work around? There is always someone there to help!

The story ends VERY abruptly.

[Sandra Miller · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is full of problem and solution as little mouse tries to take his apple home to have a feast. Each time an animal helps him he rushes off not offering the apple. After finally getting his apple up the steep hill, little mouse lets go and the apple rolls onto the other side. When he gets to the apple mole, frog and turtle are enjoying the apple and thank little mouse for sending it back to them. Little mouse replies with "That's what friends are for".

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It might have been a bit better if the lesson hadn’t only been delivered by an accident.

[Katie Burton-Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn't a big fan of this book but I feel young children would find it very comedic.

[Conny · Rating 1 out of 5]

Titel: De kleine muis en de grote appel.
Van A.H. Benjamin

[Nicolas B · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is about a mouse who finds an apple and then the apple rolls down the hill where he lives . Then the apple goes into the lake and the frog pokes his head out of the water and help him getting the apple out. Then it rolls into the prickle bush , then it bumpy into a log that it is blocking his way.
The lesson is that never be gritty because if you get something you will loose it.
I recommend the book because if a person is gritty and they read this book then they will turn out not be gritty

[Maggie Wells · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple" had a good storyline and seemed to keep my attention throughout. The illustrations were also attractive, but I thought more humor could have been easily added to make the book even better. Although it was a longer book, the author did a good job of not letting the readers get bored and made the pictures interesting to look at. Overall, I liked the book and think it a great book to promote imagination and introduce the idea of storytelling.

[Danae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was pretty good. The illustrations would have been eye-catching to children, but the story may be a bit lack luster for dual audiences. In the end, we learn through Little Mouse that it is best to share with friends.

[Ashley Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute read

[Liz Todd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun! The kids really caught on to the idea that Mouse was very selfish. Love the cliff-hanger pages that allow for predicting what will happen next.

[Katy]

friendship, apples, being kind to others, hard work

[Cheyenne]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Little Champs]

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