Miss Mouse Takes Off (Hardcover)

by Jan Ormerod (Illustrator) "We go to the airport, and check our luggage ... Hold it!..." (more)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Miss Mouse--the poker-faced, gangly-limbed rag doll who first appeared in Jan Ormerod's Miss Mouse's Day--takes to the air with her towheaded friend and her mom in Miss Mouse Takes Off. Amazing how much there is to do on an airplane with a little creativity and a lot of energy! They color pictures, watch a movie, play catch with the little boy one row up (Miss Mouse practices her flying as she's tossed from one to the other), and congratulate the pilot on a good landing. After being mislaid a few times, and almost lost to the baggage carousel, Miss Mouse (not to mention her young guardian and her cheerful but harried mother) is ready to get out of the airport and into Granny's arms.

Every child with a strong attachment to one special cuddly toy will be right on board with Miss Mouse's adventures. Told from the multipatterned mouse's point of view, the story is full of wry observations and humorous asides. "I love to color..." Miss Mouse says, even as the reader notices that she is squashed in the seat behind her crayon-clutching friend. In the next frame both girl and mouse seem to have tired of drawing, and Miss Mouse continues her statement: "for a while." The simple, brief, first-person text and jaunty illustrated panels make this a perfect fit for beginning readers. (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter

From Publishers Weekly
Ormerod's heroine from Miss Mouse's Day here captures the wonder of plane travel. The passengers include Miss Mouse's owner, the girl's mother and the ultra-gangly rag doll herself. Once again, Miss Mouse ostensibly narrates the story although occasionally her young owner slips in an aside ("Miss Mouse? Miss Mouse!" when she's misplaced her toy). Together, they're headed from somewhere cold and snowy to the sunnier locale where Granny lives (Granny's very chic capri pants ensemble is a tipoff to warmer climes). With minimalist text, Ormerod carefully lays out each step of the experience; a compelling and authentic emotional intensity always lies just beneath the surface of her mixed-media pictures the characters are watchable even when they're sleeping. Moments of comic high drama also spice up the narrative: Miss Mouse must suffer the indignities of going through the X-ray machine, getting mistakenly (but only momentarily) stowed in the overhead compartment and being accidentally left in the lavatory. Youngsters preparing for their first plane trip will find that Miss Mouse's adventure removes any anxieties, but even the most seasoned junior travelers will discover plenty to make their spirits soar. Ages 3-up.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st edition (June 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688178707
• ISBN-13: 978-0688178703
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,317,439 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great book for on-the-go miss mouse fans!, September 3, 2002

By	"bedtimestoryteller" (Milford, OH United States) - See all my reviews

If your child loved Miss Mouse's Day, they will love this one as well. I purchased this for my daughter before her first plane trip and she loved it. The pictures are cute and the book is short and sweet. There is a bit of hide and seek as you search for Miss Mouse in the overhead bin, bathroom, baggage carousel, etc. There is no big message from this book, but it is cute and great for a kid on the go!