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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.245293233
EAN num: 9780399226229
ISBN number: 0399226222
Label: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Manufacturer: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 32
Printing Date: August 31, 1994
Publishing house: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Age index: Ages 4-8
Sale Popularity Level: 158539
Studio: G. P. Putnam's Sons
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Tired of their own lives and hoping to trade them in for something better, the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse switch places and discover the unexpected hazards of their new worlds, in a beautifully illustrated rendition of the classic fable.
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This children's book has amazing illustration to it. The story is simple but full of adventure. A great afternoon story time book.
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It is not a bad story.
I prefer the one from my childhood.
the illustration was great.
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I still have a copy of this in my home for my 20 year old daughter to re-read, and then for my granchildren to read.
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As near as we can tell, Aesop's Fables date back to at least the 6th Century B.C. I personally feel that many of these tales are even older and Aesop had probably recorded quite a number of old folk tales from the past. Be-that-as-it-may, this is a rewrite of one of my favorite of Aesop's Fables. This story has been told and retold in countless languages, in countless countries and it would be almost impossible to find and read them all. I will say though, that with this offering, Jan Brett has done the tradition proud and pretty well proved that what was good in the 6th Century B.C. is good today!
In this story, we have the Town Mouse and his wife and the Country Mouse and his wife that, after a chance meeting, decide to trade places. You all know the story, and if you don't, I don't want any spoilers here, so I will not give a blow by blow rundown on the adventures of these four in their new environment.
What sets this particular version apart from so many others though, is the art work. I cannot remember a children's book that was so well illustrated and to be frank, so interesting. The author alternates, page by page from Town Mouse back to Country Mouse. At the side of each illustration we have a sort of preview of what is going to happen next. This is not a "copy" of an upcoming page, but rather a general view of what might be. Once the child (and parent or grandparent catches on, this can be quite fun). But back to the art. The only way I can describe it would be Victorian. It is vivid, detailed, colorful and just down right interesting. The way the author has humanized the various critters does not come across as phony at all, and actually looks quite natural is a stage sort of way. I could safely say that most people could read and look at this book twenty or more times and each time find some detail they have never seen before with previous readings. Each page is a visual adventure; each page is an absolute delight. Now this does not mean this work does not have a strong and well written text. Far from it! The story flows well, is easy on the eye and the story is quite understandable to the targeted age group which would probably be kindergarten through third or fourth grade.
The obvious lesson learned from the story is to be happy with where you are, stop complaining and count yourself lucky you have what you have. What is nice about this work though, is that the adult reader can get much more mileage out of this than just the moral of the story. This is an ideal book to help children learn to really observe and look for details. It will be obvious after several readings, even to the little ones, that there is more to see if you just take the time to look. Absolute hours of discusion can be had just talking with the child about the different things seen on each and ever page.
This particular publication dates back to 1994. Let's hope it is with us many, many more years.
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We love Jan Brett's books for thier content and beautiful illustrations. We read this one with the folkmanis mouse puppets and that is a big hit at our house. My little girl loves this one. I would recommend all of the Jan Brett books. Great literary content.
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