Book
Mouse's first Christmas
Record details
- ISBN: 9780689851414
- ISBN: 0689851413
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 16 cm. - Edition: 1st Little Simon board book ed.
- Publisher: New York : Little Simon, 2002, c1999.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Cover title. On board pages. |
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| Subject: | Christmas stories Mice -- Fiction Board books Mice -- Juvenile fiction Christmas -- Fiction |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | CHRISTMAS T (Text) | 35140001152944 | Seasonal Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Houston Public Library | EB THO (Text) | 35150001538026 | Special Collections -- Christmas | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - #1 September 1999
Ages 1^-4. Beginning with echoes of Clement C. Moore's "The Night before Christmas," this picture book tells of a little mouse exploring the decorated living room and discovering one mysterious new thing after another. Each find excites the senses: cookies "sweet and sparkly," cocoa "warm and melty," and a tree "tall and prickly." Finally he encounters Santa Claus, who whispers, "Tis your very first Christmas and all through the house no one is loved more than you, . . . little mouse." The appeal to the senses, the urge to explore, and the final reassuring message will strike a chord in young children. The painterly artwork will resonate, too, with its simplicity of images, warmth of colors, and mysterious play of light and shadow. An appealing choice for the very young. ((Reviewed September 1, 1999)) Copyright 2000 Booklist Reviews - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2000 Spring
In this night before Christmas, the only creature stirring is a little mouse, who finds all sorts of wonderful things--a ""sweet and sparkly"" cookie, some ""warm and melty"" hot chocolate, a ""jingly and glinty"" jingle bell. The hint-and-tell format lends itself perfectly to reading aloud; the toasty warm, textured illustrations cinch its seasonal appeal. This book will put readers and listeners in a Christmas mood.Copyright 2000 Horn Book Guide Reviews - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 1999 October #2
Mouse's First Christmas (32 pp.; $12.00; Oct. 1; 0-689-82325-8) Arriving in the snowy avalanche of holiday titles, this book begins with a bit of rhymed play on the beginning of Clement Moore's poem, as Mouse investigates something ``sweet and sparkly,'' a cookie, ``warm and melty'' hot cocoa, and so on through candy, bells, angels, candles, presents, the tree, and finally, Santa himself. The language is either twee or pedestrian, and doesn't really engage readers or onlookers in Mouse's mission. The illustrations are done in thick holiday pigments: reds, greens, blues, and golds; the typeface is occasionally treated playfully. Insubstantial but wrapped prettily. (Picture book. 2-6) Copyright 1999 Kirkus Reviews - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2002 September #4
Clement C. Moore to the contrary, a curious mouse is indeed stirring in Mouse's First Christmas by Lauren Thompson, illus. by Buket Erdogan, now available in a board book edition. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 1999 September #4
Rich shades of evergreen, cranberry and midnight blue thinly applied to canvas form the inviting backdrop for this tale of a curious young mouse who explores the sensory delights of Christmas Eve, from things that are "sweet and sparkly" (a cookie) to "jingly and glinty" (a jingle bell) even "whiskery and jolly" (guess who?). Thompson's dynamic phrasing is amplified by Erdogan's large-scale compositions and by the type design ("It was a cookie" is set as a circle; the line "It was a jingle bell" curves like an arc). The debut author and artist make much from a simple premise. Ages 2-6. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2003 September #4
"Clement C. Moore to the contrary, a curious mouse is indeed stirring in this tale," noted PW. Ages 2-6. (Oct.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1999 October
PreS-"'Twas a night still and starry/and all through the house,/not a creature was stirring /just one little mouse." He begins exploring and discovers some of the tasty, visual, and auditory delights of Christmas, from cookies to jingle bells to presents to Santa himself. Children will enjoy the familiar holiday trappings, the endearing mouse, and the warm feeling that is so well captured in the cozy, richly colored oil paintings. The text effectively combines straight prose and rhyme as the mouse explores the Christmas scene. A lovely, simple book for one-on-one sharing or for toddler storytime.-M.W. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
