Friday, October 12, 2012

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse retold by Helen Ward - ADVISABLE


Aesop The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, retold & illustrated by Helen Ward, Templarbooks, 2011.$16.99. Content: G. PICTURE BOOK.

Rediscover the magical tale of Country mouse/City mouse.  Country mouse decides to visit his cousin City mouse at Christmastime in New York. Country mouse soon discovers that the glamorous sites and foods at Christmastime in New York can be dangerous.  He begins to miss the quite meals and sounds from his home in the country.  This would be a great book to illustrate the differences between a city life and a country life.   

Pre-K, EL(K-3) - ADVISABLE. Reviewer: MJB

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