Library Mouse: A World to Explore
Written by Daniel
Kirk
Published by
Scholastic Inc.
Copyright 2010
30 Pages
I chose this book after flipping
through the book and loving the illustration. Sam is a little nerdy mouse who
lives in a whole of the library. His favorite things to do are read and write.
One day he meets Sarah, who is polar opposite of safe Sam. Sarah is an explorer
who loves adventure. Sarah begs Sam to go on adventures with her, but he is far
too afraid. Sarah decides to read and write about adventures with Sam instead. After
they did some research, they set off on an adventure together. Sam was scared,
but he loved it afterwards. The book leaves you guessing, but I think that Sam has
a small crush on Sarah.
The illustrations really grab the reader’s
eye. The full pages of smooth and colorful images are captivating. The pictures
give a wonderful perspective of the view from a mouse’s standpoint. The
proportion of the talk bookshelf to the tiny mouse help you to fear as Sam fears
exploring the very top.
This book could be tied into a
science lesson, where older elementary students could research famous explorers.
With the younger elementary age students, the book could also be useful. The
students could write about a fear they have, and how fun it could be overcome
that fear. It is interesting to see how opposite personalities attract in this
story. This could be a great topic to point out and discuss amongst the class.
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