Mouse Tales (I Can Read Book 2) [Library Binding]

Arnold Lobel (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: I Can Read Book 2

Seven mouse boys lie awake one night...

. . . And they ask their Papa to tell them a story. Papa does better than that -- he tells them seven stories, one for each boy.

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About the Author

Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (September 27, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060239425
• ISBN-13: 978-0060239428
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,012,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel, July 21, 2001

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Wendy M. Lowry (Byron Center, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mouse Tales (I Can Read Book 2) (Paperback)

Mouse Tales has long been a family favorite. Now that I have my own son, he has two copies...my ragged paperback from when I was a child, and a hardback French-language version. The best story in our opinion has always been about the mouse who goes to visit his mother, and ends up buying new feet from a vendor at the side of the road, since his own were worn out. To this day whenever someone in our family gets a suntan above their socks, we tell them what nice new feet they have, just like the mouse's mother in the story. Definitely a classic.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and Imaginative!, October 14, 2002

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This review is from: Mouse Tales (I Can Read Book 2) (Paperback)

I love Arnold Lobel. He tends to always use animals to convey morals. Immediately because of the sweet illustrations of animals wearing clothes, kids are delighted. The stories are simple and make great short stories for kids right before they delve into more difficult chapter books. These stories show friendship, manners, respect for differences, and helpfulness. This book is filled with positive stories. The tales show cause and effect relationships or compare and contrast stories. It would be a great book to use in an author study of Arnold Lobel. I highly recommend this book in addition, to all of his great books!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mouse Tales, January 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mouse Tales (I Can Read Book 2) (Paperback)

This was one of my most adored books as a child. The stories are interesting, the pictures adorable, and while a child may get the satisfaction of reading a "whole book", it would not take up a parent's whole night to read. However, at 25, I rediscovered this book and was a bit taken aback at how there really are no "happy endings" to these 7 stories, but rather the stories of the journeys themselves. They should be considered original (Hans Christan Anderson) fairy tales, rather than modern (Disney) ones, and possibly need a parent's explanation.