The Greentail Mouse
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Book Overview
The beloved fable from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni Originally published in 1973, this is the offbeat fable of a city mouse who visits his peaceful country cousins and tells them about Mardi Gras in the city. The country mice are inspired to have their own Mardi Gras. And at first it is fun wearing their masks with sharp teeth and tusks and scaring each other, but after a while they begin believing that they really are ferocious animals...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0375823999
ISBN13:9780375823992
Release Date:February 2003
Publisher:Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 9.1" x 11.0"
Age Range:3 to 7 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 2
Customer Reviews
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The Greentail Mouse
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I disagree with the first review...it is precisely the ambiguity of this tale that makes it so delightful and so easy to turn to again and again as we try to puzzle it out. I'm not sure we're meant to "know" everything, or would want to. The mystery, and ambiguity, of lived experience is the most "real" thing of all--and children get that. My students and I still haven't figured out The Greentail Mouse and we still enjoy trying.
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