Mouse Tail Moon

By Joanne Ryder

Book Overview

Take a playful journey through a mouse's nighttime world "There's a sliver of moon like a tail in the sky with just enough moonlight to make my way by. " The mouse's night is magical, full of gentle rustlings and protective shadows. A leaf gives temporary shelter from the rain, and the open air calls out for leaping and twirling. It's a wary time-there are hungry owls about-but with a mouse's quick eyes on the watch, it's also a time full of secrets ripe for exploring.In lively poems and luminous illustrations, Joanne Ryder and Maggie Kneen capture a second side of the day, after the sun goes down and the mice get up. Nighttime, dream time, play time-this is the time of the mouse tail moon.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805064044
• ISBN13: 9780805064049
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 0.3" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

MOUSE TAIL MOON

I am a person you loves stories about the night. I love the moons and stars myself. I feel that this is a great book. The story in the book is about the life of a mouse and the story is told in poem style. There are several different poems each one telling about a different aspect of a mouse's life. It is very descriptive and the illustrations are wonderful. Although there are not very many words to the story the point still comes across very nicely. The repetition and speed of the poems are great. I feel that the pictures on the pages make it easier for younger children understand better and help create a real-life sense of being there. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in either the moon and stars, mice, or poems. I would also recommend this book for a nightime story for children 2 and over.