Arnold Lobel, the author of the Frog and Toad series, is a quintesential children's author. He uses manageable words for a beginning reader, but weaves them into a whimsical story line with such a quirky sense of humor that they delight adults as well. Mouse Soup is a colletion of individual but related chapters, each a story in itself. Mouse is caught by Weasel who intends to use him to make Mouse Soup. Mouse tells Weasel that no soup is complete without stories--and proceeds to weave tale after tale for Weasel to put into his Mouse Soup. Of course, in the end, Mouse escapes ... but the reader is left with a delightful set of stories which are great both for individual reading and as read-alouds for parents reading to younger children.
Mouse Soup is a classic that I am now reading to my grandkids!
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I bought this book for a friend's baby shower because they wanted to start a library for their baby and it was one of my all time favorite books to read when I was small. It's a really timeless story that I feel can be appreciated by different generations and I hope they(and anyone else who may buy this book) enjoys it as much as I did when I was smaller.
I always loved this book when I was a little girl, it was one of the first ones that I read aloud to my little brother, and I wanted to share this story with my sons. I really like that the stories with in the story make you think about things in other perspectives.
Wonderful Product, Gave my 8 year old nephew the book & he read the entire thing to me! I would recommend to buy this book! Its really cute!!
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