- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Canada (Mar 16 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385257066
- ISBN-13: 978-0385257060
- Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 21.1 x 0.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #857,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Mom finds out that there's a mouse in the house, she goes ballistic. She wants her son to get rid of that rodent as quickly as possible! He plans to terminate the pesky varmint by squishing it with his shoe, but he's never come up against the likes of a storytelling mouse like Scheherazade, who tries to wangle a stay of execution from her rapt listener by regaling him with tales of her illustrious lineage. She's a mouse who is practically royal, descended from those nursery rhyme greats Hickory, Dickory, and Dock (who later became, Scheherazade reveals, the equally famous Three Blind Mice!). She's not just a stay-at-home fourth-generation Canadian mouse. She and her mother have travelled the world, visiting China, Italy, and Norway before trying to find a place to call home. And, between bits of cheese and sips of ginger ale, she convinces her new friend to let them stay in the house--in exchange for more stories, of course, and perhaps a piece of Gouda cheese. Sheree Fitch (author of There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen!, among others) has done it again, weaving a rollicking and rambunctious tale that is sure to delight young listeners. There's a Mouse in My House is a great comic turn full of the wonderfully wacky humour that Fitch's fans have come to love, but children will appreciate the poignancy of Scheherazade's tale as well. Illustrations by Leslie Watts add to the fun. (Ages 4 to 8) --Jeffrey Canton
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-Charming illustrations can't save this clunky tale. A boy's mother has told him to kill a mouse, while the mouse's mother has told her to ask if they may live in the house. The mouse, sensing her imminent demise, begs for "her last three wishes," which consist of cheese, soda, and a chance to tell her story. She then launches into an involved tale of her family history, a litany of dangers from cats, dogs, humans, and other predators. Finally, the boy relents, allowing the mouse and her mother to stay. Some clever touches do appear: the mouse says that her ancestors Hickory, Dickory, and Dock became the Three Blind Mice later in life, and she herself finally reveals that her name, befitting her situation, is Scheherazade. However, these touches are overwhelmed by the forced rhyme of the story: "'Oh, please,' I said. 'Give me a break/This is just a stall for time/Let's get this over quickly/Without reason, without rhyme.'" Watts's illustrations are appealing enough, particularly the doe-eyed charmer of a mouse with a big yellow bow on her head. However, the subpar story and the cruelty-to-animals aspect make this book easy to pass up.
Kathleen M. Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg, MD
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Kathleen M. Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg, MD
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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