Time for School, Mouse! (If You Give...)

If your child enjoys the mouse books this will be a great edition. These are some or my 4 year old favorite books.

Youngsters whose older siblings head off to school are curious. What's it all about? Long before they are ready to think about what happens at school, the younger brothers and sisters want to know more about getting ready. In that way, the mystery is unraveled in a non-threatening way. An oldest child also needs to start learning about school. Time for School, Mouse! is a great way to begin. If you are a fan of Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, you have probably read If You Take a Mouse to School. Well, that book does create a lot of mayhem. Long before youngsters are ready for that book, Time for School, Mouse!, is just the ticket to laughter and good humor . . . without creating any anxiety. Adults will appreciate this board book. Felicia Bond's drawings cleverly contain little bits and pieces to entertain the person reading the story . . . you! My favorite is when mouse finds his homework and it's covered with solid geometry and various equations. Clearly, this is one smart mouse. The illustrations also have fun with perspective, changing the size of the mouse to either dwarf or to be dwarfed by the mouse's surroundings. It's very cleverly done. Don't be bored with board books. Get this one!

I started reading this to my son when he turned 2, and at first, he was o nly interested in the illustration that had a fan depicted. I would read the first 1-2 pages of the book, and he would quickly flip over to his favorite page and then we were done with the book. However, I used to read it to him every day and soon he progressed to actually letting me read the entire story to him. I think this book did a good job of holding his attention and even increasing it a little! We have since moved on to books with more content per page, but this book still remains one of his favorites (the other is goodnight moon- if I had a penny .....I would be a millionaire) I recommend the entire series of "If you give a ..." books by the same author to parents of 2-3 year olds who are beginning to foray into the world of story-books. This is perfect for the transition from picture books to stories.

Lovable, adorable, not-quite-organized Mouse, from IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE, is back in this fun board book that's perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers. It's time for school, but Mouse is definitely not ready. He can't find his notebook, his pencils, or his homework. It's time to search, and Mouse sure finds a lot of things - his crayons, his doctor's kit, his cookies. But it's time to leave, and there's still no homework in sight! Young children will delight in the further adventures of Mouse, and this would even be a quick, easy story for beginning readers. Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"

These books are great. My grandaughter loves them. She's starting Kindergarden and I put together a lunch box filled with goodies. This book was one of them. Nana.

WHEN I ORDERED THE BOOK I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO READ TO MY NEW FIRST GRADERS. HOWEVER, IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE TYPE MY 15 MONTH GRANDDAUGHTER LIKES, A CHUNKY STYLE BOOK. SO, I GAVE IT TO HER.