A House for Mouse
by Gabby Dawnay
Illustrated by Alex Barrow
Published by Thames & Hudson
Synopsis:
In a faraway land, a little gray mouse leaves his tiny hole in search of a new home. On his journey, he unwittingly encounters some of the biggest stars in the fairytale genre. He discovers a house shaped like a shoe (belonging to Old Mother Hubbard), which he concludes would be too noisy; he dines with a little pig in a house made of straw (awfully breezy); is flummoxed by a tower with no door (Rapunzel's); and dares to take a nibble from a most remarkable house made of gingerbread (narrowly missing Hansel and Gretal).
The little gray mouse is about to give up when he comes face to face with the most spectacular house of all: a glorious castle (Sleeping Beauty's). Its ballrooms, turrets, and drawbridge win him over, but he finds himself feeling alone, until--surprise!--his friends from the forest and all those he has met along the way come to the castle, where they feast and dance, and the little gray mouse learns that it is family and friends that turn a house into a home.
Children will delight in this fun, rhyming story with all of its rich references to well-known fairy tales.
The little gray mouse is about to give up when he comes face to face with the most spectacular house of all: a glorious castle (Sleeping Beauty's). Its ballrooms, turrets, and drawbridge win him over, but he finds himself feeling alone, until--surprise!--his friends from the forest and all those he has met along the way come to the castle, where they feast and dance, and the little gray mouse learns that it is family and friends that turn a house into a home.
Children will delight in this fun, rhyming story with all of its rich references to well-known fairy tales.
My Thoughts:
When a little gray mouse decides to find a new house, he sets off on a journey across the land in search of the perfect place to rest his head, but none of the houses or dwellings he comes across seem to be the right fit. He tries the easily-blown-over houses of the Three Little Pigs, Rapunzel's doorless tower, and even a witch's tasty gingerbread house, but none seem quite right for a mouse.
When a little gray mouse decides to find a new house, he sets off on a journey across the land in search of the perfect place to rest his head, but none of the houses or dwellings he comes across seem to be the right fit. He tries the easily-blown-over houses of the Three Little Pigs, Rapunzel's doorless tower, and even a witch's tasty gingerbread house, but none seem quite right for a mouse.
Join this little gray mouse on a fantastic journey through stories your little ones are likely to already know by heart such as Hansel & Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and more!
This picture book starts out with a map, like all my favorite fantasy novels, so I automatically enjoyed it! The illustrations are very fun and I absolutely loved that the trees in the forests have faces!
This lovely little picture book has a wonderfully happy ending like all fairy tales should! I loved the dedication: "For all the children who do not have a home or are yet to find one."
This lovely little picture book has a wonderfully happy ending like all fairy tales should! I loved the dedication: "For all the children who do not have a home or are yet to find one."
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