Author: Nancy and Eric Gurney
Publishing: Random House
Number of Pages: Hardcover--63 pages
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Summary: There is a king and he lives in a wonderful place and is very happy. He loves cheese and he has the best cheese makers in all the land, but the smell of the cheese reaches to some mice and the mice from all over the country come and start to eat all of the king’s cheese. So the king calls his wise men to get rid of the mice, and so they bring in cats to chase the mice out. After the mice are all gone the Cats start to annoy the king and he is not happy, so he calls the wise men in again and the solution is dogs. The dogs chase out all the cats and then the king is still unhappy because he now has to live with all the dogs and he wants them gone. So the wise men are yet again called in and the solution this time is to bring in lions to chase the dogs out which they do, and they take over the king’s palace. So the king calls the wise men again and they bring in some elephants to chase the lions away, but then they start to destroy the palace, so the wise men bring in the mice again to chase away the elephants. So now the king is back where he started, and it takes the king three days to come up with a solution by himself. His solution is to share his cheese with the mice and he teaches them manners and they are all happy.
My Reaction to the Book: I thought this book was very good, it shows the power of thinking through a problem instead of relying on others to solve all your problems. Also the illustrations are really good, it makes it fun to read, you find yourself lingering on each page looking at the illustrations.
Potential Problems: I didn’t see any problems with the book, other than sanitation problems with eating with the mice.
Recommendations: I would definitely recommend this book to others because it is a good learning tool for self reliance and perseverance; it is a great learning tool and an overall fun exciting experience.
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