Mouse House by John Burningham - ESSENTIAL

Mouse House by John Burningham. PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick Press, 2017. $17.00. 9781536200393

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

There is a little house where a family lives.  Inside their little house, another family makes its home.  A mouse family.  The mouse family stays hidden and quiet until the human family goes to sleep.  One night a child sees one of the mice and tells his parents.  The parents quickly call a mouse catcher.  Worried that the mice might be harmed, the children leave a note of warning to the little furry friends.  Heeding the warning, the mouse family head outside to live.  The children love to watch the mouse children play and soon fashion toys and swings for them to use.  Winter soon comes and the mouse family seemingly disappear.  Then one night, a child sees a mouse in their house. But this time, the boy doesn't say a word.

This is an endearing story about an unlikely friendship between two children and a family of mice. Burningham's illustrations add a fun and classical feel to the the tale.  Although this isn't my favorite mouse story, it is still one worth having. 

Gina, Media Specialist