Is This the House of Mistress Mouse?

By Richard Scarry

Book Overview

Helping Gorgo, the monster in Cacklefur Castle's moat, write a fan letter to his favorite monster movie star, Creepella is astonished to learn that the movie star has mysteriously disappeared, a situation that compels a search-and-rescue mission to Horrorwood. Original.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307120295
• ISBN13: 9780307120298
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Western Publishing Company
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Love this book

Our children enjoyed this book and now it has become a favorite story for us to read to our younger grandchildren. They love putting their finger in the hole and touching the soft fur. I was excited to find this book still available to give as a Christmas stocking stuffer.

My children's favorite book...

and now I'm buying it for their children. I still have the story memorized, from reading it aloud - oh, 1,000 times, easily. "They heard a tiny peep -peep - peep, coming from the room. What could it be? (turn the page to hushed anticipation) It was their BABY!" The nice thick pages are easy to turn for little fingers.

Sweet and Old-Fashioned, But Still Fun for Toddlers

I'm pretty certain I remember this book from my own childhood. My toddler boys are not yet interested in some of the other Scarry books that we have at home; I think they're illustrations are a bit too busy. This book, however, is simpler (more along the lines of 'I Am a Bunny') and they really love the interactive bit. Plus, they are completely entranced by the "surprise" on the last page. It's a keeper.

Sweet Kid's Story

I grew up with Richard Scarry and continue to love his lighthearted innocent style. This particular story is a lot of fun because of all the adventure and surprise in Mr. Mouse's quest to find his lady. Scarry's aproach to romance and marriage is almost amusing today, even children know that it doesn't work out quite like that, but it is a lot of fun to pretend.Enjoy!