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Lädt ... The Proverbial Mouse (1987. Auflage)von Moira Miller (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This book was OK. Nothing really special about it. It is beautifully illustrated and really meant for an adult to read it to a child, as opposed to a child reading it on their own. The concept of being "Proverbial" will get lost on the child. The mouse is hungry and looking for things to eat. He is in a toy shop. He mistakes some small yellow balls that children play with for eggs as an example. So, toys come alive and give the mouse some proverbial words of wisdom like, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch". I feel that stuff like this would need to be explained to a child. They won't get it. That is why although I think the book is cute, the child reading it on his or her own is going to miss a lot. The print is also rather small for the young reader to digest, plus...there are no chapters. Which can overwhelm a child. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
During his nightly quests for food in a toy shop, a hungry mouse learns a number of proverbs from the toys and eventually devises one himself for the cat that tries to catch him. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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Published in 1987, The Proverbial Mouse is the second murine picture-book I have read from Miller, following upon her 1985 Oscar Mouse Finds a Home. It was apparently illustrator Ian Deuchar's debut contribution to the form. All in all, I found it an engaging little book, appreciating the rhythmical, not quite rhyming text, and the colorful, somewhat dark-toned artwork. The mouse hero is proverbial, not just because his adventures lead the toys around him to share their time-worn proverbs and adages, but because a mouse hunting for food in the nighttime, while avoiding his feline foe, can be said to be a proverbial figure. Recommended to fans of this author, whose work I have recently been exploring, and to anyone seeking somewhat vintage picture-books featuring mice. ( )