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Title: Once a Mouse... by Marcia Brown ISBN: 0-689-71343-6 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Pub. Date: 30 September, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Here I come to save the day
Comment: Described in its day as attaining, "a fluidity rare in the medium", this illustrated book of woodcuts tells a simple fable that has remained beloved for decades. Claiming to be a tale told from ancient India, the story follows a man, a mouse, and the downfall of pride. A wise hermit lives alone in the forest when he happens to spy a mouse about to be eaten. Fearful for the little creature, the man changes his new friend into a cat. When a dog threatens his cat, he turns the mouse into a dog, and then (after a similar situation) into a tiger. Now a fine feline of a beast, the former mouse lords his newfound state over the other animals of the forest. After planning the death of his benefactor, the man changes the tiger into a mouse again and everything goes back to as it was (with the mouse, I suspect, a little wiser).
The woodcuts are fine indeed. Delicate little illustrations imbued with life and verve. From snarling dogs to transformed mice the images stand for themselves. I hadn't been aware of the author/illustrator's work before reading her winning, "Stone Soup". After comparing the two, I have to say they're definitely of equal interest. It's nice to see a book giving a clear sighted look at a fable from another country (in this case, India) without any stereotypes or racism. All in all, it's a nice little book with a strong moral core.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Ancient Indian Treasure
Comment: "A rajah of ancient India is said to have had such popular animal fables collected as a 'mirror for princes' to instruct his errant sons." This particular fable is about a mouse who is helped by a forest hermit with magic powers. The Indian hermit magically transforms the mouse into a cat, a dog, and finally a tiger; however, when the tiger gets too proud and forgets its origins, the hermit turns it back into a mouse.
I love this book because the story teaches many lessons and does not have just one definitive moral. The story could serve as a springboard for discussing several topics with young children: the importance of knowing where you came from, the importance of humility, the Hindu concepts of reincarnation and karma, Darwin's theory of evolution, and even which animals make good pets and which ones don't.
The award-winning illustrations are also unique and action-packed, and they perfectly complement the text.
Children ages 2 and up will enjoy having this story read to them, and children ages 4-8 will probably be able to read the simple text on their own. I highly recommend this book to people of all ages! It's an ancient Indian treasure.
Rating: 5
Summary: once a mouse
Comment: This book is about a hermit who helps a little mouse. It is very detailed in both pictures and writing.I reccommend this book for younger readers who enjoy reading and looking a detailed pictures.It also won the 1962 caldecott award of the year.
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Title: Always Room for One More by Sorche Leodhas, Nonny Hogrogian ISBN: 0805003304 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1989 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Shadow by Blaise Cendrars, Marcia Brown ISBN: 0684172267 Publisher: Atheneum Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1982 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Finders Keepers by Will, Nicolas Mordvinoff, William Lipkind, Nicolas ISBN: 0156309505 Publisher: Voyager Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.00 |
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Title: One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian ISBN: 0020436203 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Pub. Date: 01 July, 1986 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Funny Little Woman by Lafcadio Hearn, Blair Lent, Lafcadio Old Woman and Her Dumpling Hearn ISBN: 0140547533 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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