Mouse Tales (I Can Read Level 2)

sometimes the best childrens stories are the ones that dont always have to teach something; although stories with lessons are a wonderful way to teach, the little stories in "mouse tales" are just there; to be read, and to be heard by the child and enjoyed without some lesson attached. they are whimsical and cute. my 2 1/2 yr old daughter loves lobel books and enjoyed having a big kid lobel book to read.

The cozy narrative of the mouse storyteller makes this great children's book shine. The seven stories are among Lobel's best, and this is the perfect fireside tale to tell to young mice who are not quite ready for bed.

J. Lyon Layden
The Other Side of Yore

My daughter checked it out from the library and read it eight times in one weekend, including twice to her little sister. Neither one wanted to return it to the library, so they're getting a copy of their own from Santa. The story is about a father mouse who tells seven humorous bedtime stories to his seven sons. Mouse Tales is a perfect bedtime book: kids love the stories, all the little mice are asleep at the end, and it's a quick, easy read for tired grown-ups.

Lobel's pictures are beautiful and make this book so special. The tales for each of the mouse children are cute, fun, and enjoyable for all ages. This book makes is a great addition to any teacher or child's own library.

My 3 year old daughter loves these stories. The book is short enough to read in entirety, or individual stories (chapters) can be read. The text is large, and the illustrations are small, which makes it a good format for transitioning to reading (emphasizing text and playing down pictures).

Mouse Tales has long been a family favorite. Now that I have my own son, he has two copies...my ragged paperback from when I was a child, and a hardback French-language version. The best story in our opinion has always been about the mouse who goes to visit his mother, and ends up buying new feet from a vendor at the side of the road, since his own were worn out. To this day whenever someone in our family gets a suntan above their socks, we tell them what nice new feet they have, just like the mouse's mother in the story. Definitely a classic.

Mouse Tales is a great book! The pictures wonderfully illustrate everything the book is trying to say for younger kids, and the words are easy enough for begining readers to work their way though it by themselves. It will make children along with adults laugh at every story. Mouse Tales also has seven short stories with in it. If you have a child with a short attention span, you can stop at any story and pick up at the next one and not have to worry about if your child remembers what came before. It is a real good book for begining readers and i would definitly recommend it to anyone.

I mentor elementary school children who have problems reading. We read this book out loud together - one of the short stories was about an old mouse who went for a walk every day but hated children. While he was walking, his suspenders broke and his pants fell down. He cried for help but ladies screamed and ran away. Even his own wife said he looked silly in his underwear and hit him on the head. But the children he hated helped him pull up his pants and held them up with chewing gum. From then on, he was nice to children. What? I found that a little inappropriate. I know through a kid's eyes, it's just a story, but I told her that if you are capable of walking everyday, you are capable of pulling up your own pants. Kids shouldn't help adults pull up their pants.