We like rodents.
Chapter book rats, picture book mice... we enjoy all kinds of scurriers.
The Boy and his sisters get a particulary big kick out of Seven Blind Mice
I'm a sucker for Don and Audrey Wood; I adore anything they do. Quick as a Cricket
The very first chapter book The Boy and I read together, snuggled under covers, asking his daddy for one more chapter at bedtime, was my beloved Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and The Motorcycle
The Secret of NIMH
Stuart Little
Our absolute favorite mouse-and-rat book thus has been Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Desperaux (You know: "Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"). DiCamillo's writing is incredibly descriptive, imaginative and emotionally satisfying.
I can't say the same about the movie. It was crap.
So, if you have an early-reader in your house, or know one, or have ever been one, and you (or they) have a thing for rodentia, pick up one (or some!) of these books.
But don't take my word for it!
I know there are some great literary mice out there.... which books am I leaving out?
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Can't forget Reepacheep in the Narnia books.
ReplyDeleteAnd as a kid, I really enjoyed hearing the Redwall series red aloud to us at bedtime. All about mice and other small woodland creatures.