Mouse IslandILLUSTRATED BY Ages: 5–7 Grades: K–2 Pages: 32 List Price: 15.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 3/1/2008 ISBN: 1-59078-447-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-447-1 |
A new story of friendship from Eve Bunting. Mouse lives alone on an island. At night he watches the lighthouse beacon flash across the water, warning ships to stay off the rocks. In the daytime, he dozes in the sun or searches for tasty sea morsels for dinner. Life is good. So why does he have a feeling that something is missing—something that would make it even better? One day a boat sinks near the island, and Mouse swims to the rescue of a strange, furry creature that has been tossed into the ocean. What is it? What kind of dangerous creature has he saved? Eve Bunting’s charming tale of an unlikely friendship is warmly illustrated by Dominic Catalano. Reviews"Bunting's story of an island-dwelling mouse is a tale of longing written with great flair... much pleasure can be found in Bunting's melodious prose—"He saw whales passing, their white breaths smoking against the sky"—as well as Catalano's lovely pastels." "Full-page pastel illustrations competently portray the characters and their pleasant ambience as this cat-and-mouse tale unfolds." |
