Halloween Mice! [Paperback]

Bethany Roberts (Author), Doug Cushman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Mice whirling in the moonlight, having a party on Halloween night, are threatened by an approaching cat until they come up with an ingenious trick to scare him off.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-This is a simple, lighthearted tale of partying mice on Halloween who outwit a prowling cat with a trick of their own. After the party, when the mice are falling asleep, a small mouse pulls a prank of his own. Jane Staab's reading captures the tone of mischief, suspense, and fun of Bethany Roberts' original book (Clarion, 1995). With Doug Cushman's smoky watercolors and adorable mice, the effect is perfect. One side of the tape has page-turn signals and the other side is told uninterrupted. Unfortunately, the monotonous and synthetic background music detracts from the appeal of this audio version. Nonetheless, with the demand for Halloween materials, this set will not stay on the shelves long.
Cynthia Grabke, Thayer Public Library, Braintree, MA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Ages 4^-6. A group of costumed mice are frolicking in the pumpkin patch when they hear the swish, swish of a creeping cat. Off they run, but they don't just turn tail. Using a light and a mask, they throw a shadow that frightens away the cat for good. Simple sentences and lots of onomatopoeia make the text as appealing as the energetic watercolor-and-pen artwork. A fun read for Halloween story hours. Ilene Cooper --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (August 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395866197
• ISBN-13: 978-0395866191
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,357,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute Not-too-scary Halloween book for a little one, December 5, 2002

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This review is from: Halloween Mice! (Paperback)

My 6 year old just finished reading this to me (with a little help) and we both enjoyed it even though Halloween was well over a month ago. The text is simple and repetitive which made the book easy for him to read and caused very little frustration (though a few of the words were new to him). The story is about a group of jolly mice dressed for Halloween. They're dancing, eating and having a great old time until a cat decides to crash the party. They then devise a way to scare off the cat so they can continue their fun. Gotta love 'em. The drawings are fanciful and spooky without being too scary for little ones. My son loved the final page and said he'd love to read it again. The book gets 5 stars for that comment alone!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book your child will want to memorize and recite while they learn to read, November 8, 2009

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This review is from: Halloween Mice! (Paperback)

My four year old loved this Halloween book last year (it was the 2008 book of the year in our house) and loved it again this year (it was a close second to Dragon's Halloween). On the first read or two, I didn't really "get" the meter and rhythm of the book, but give it a couple of reads and you'll be rattling it off in the car and everywhere from memory like it's a new favorite song. So catchy and infectious, and like the previous reviewer said--just so cute! LOTS of sound words, "hurry," "scurry," "frisk," "frisk." Lots of rhyming, which is what we're practicing nonstop with our little 4YO. Lots of fun, not scary, but captures all the elements of Halloween--costumes, festivity, pumpkin patches, night time critters, spookiness, and lots of fun. This was another book that after it went back to the library had to be added to the "permanent collection." Super cute book, can't recommend it highly enough.