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A New House for Mouse

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My 2 year old found this book at a friend's house and asked me to read it to her several times. Now, a month later, she asks me to tell her the story about the little mouse all the time. When we go to her tumbling class, she finds the biggest ball, and tries to push it through the different equipment, like the mouse pushing the apple into his hole. Then she asks me to tell her the story again, and she looks for smaller balls to fit into different holes around the tumbling equipment. She even pretends to "eat" the balls to make them smaller so they will fit.

It is a sweet story, with great illustrations and colors, and it gives toddlers a sense of making something big into something smaller.

Every now and then you find a book which is delightful as it is sweet. This book follows the adventures of a mouse who is looking for a new house for herself and her apple. There are cut out holes between the pages which show scenes from outside and inside the other animals homes and really add to the adventure. An instant classic and one which is sure to become your children's favorite!

I love Petr Horacek's illustrations - they're big, bold, colorful, and sweet- they feel almost like children's own drawings. The mouse in this story is very sweet. He's looking for a house to fit the big apple he found, but he keeps nibbling until at the end, he finds the "perfect fit" - his own home! The young children I teach really enjoy this story, and "figuring out" why his old house is suddenly just the right size. This story is also nice for Fall when preschoolers often are learning about apples.

My kids ask to read this book over and over again. It is such a simple story, but young children are delighted to watch as the apple gets smaller.