Marino, Gianna I am the Mountain Mouse.
PICTURE BOOK. Viking (Penguin Random House), 2016. $16.99.
This picture book is comprised of four short stories, all of
which feature the same set of mice. The one white mouse boasts to the others
about how high he can climb, how well he can dive and how brave he is.
However, all of his escapades end up leading to some sort of disaster. I
found the stories to be formulaic with just a change in setting. The
white mouse was actually pretty unlikable as a character, being greedy and
bossy. The short stories in one book and the boxed, multiple illustrations on
each page make this a first graphic “novel” of sorts.
Pre-K, EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL. Reviewer: Nancy W.
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