A Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home (Paperback)

from jfoster_sf

This is a sweet story about a mouse who longs to find a nest she can call home. The illustrations in this book are wonderful and really bring the characters to life. This story is also about Audubon and his assistant Joseph. The story takes place in 1821 on a Louisiana plantation where Audubon sp...

from RaecheleWanaka

This is a wonderful tale about a mouse that has to find a home for herself when she is forced to leave the one she has. On her journey to finding a new home she meets new friends and looses a few of those along the way. There are some very colorful characters in this story including the boy Josep...

from CurrerBell

A whimsical and charming book. The story isn't all that strong, but it's strongly supported by the author's illustrations. My one qualm about this book, if used in schools and especially with any African-American children, is that it's set in an antebellum Louisiana plantation with no reference t...

from Sullywriter

Great illustrations and a wonderful story with a charming, intrepid mouse at its center.

from stillwaters12

A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole. Celeste is a sweet, hard working - and scared little mouse until one day a young man befriends her. Celeste learns to trust and love and is a delight. Her friend is an assistant of James Audubon, the gifted artist of birds. This is a chapter book mix of fantasy a...