The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (Hardcover) by Helen Ward

from sroslund

Aesop's fable of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse is an old one, but Helen Ward's tender re-visitation is poetic and playful. When Country Mouse is visited by his cousin, Town Mouse, his tales of the city leave our protagonist itching for a glimpse at the busy, bustling life. But once he make...

from 2wonderY

This is an exceptionally lovely rendition of the story. The animals are depicted in natural style - no clothing or anthropomorphic props. Each page is lush with nature or city abundance, and there is sly humor here. The town mouse is bragging "And we don't have dangerous wild animals." as the two...

from KimJD

Grades 2 and up Sumptuous illustrations highlight this retelling. The text is fairly simple and straightforward, but readers will pore over Ward's vivid watercolors. When he repays the visit of his more urbane cousin, the country mouse finds himself in an early 20th-century city, where wagons co-...

from sroslund

Aesop's fable of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse is an old one, but Helen Ward's tender re-visitation is poetic and playful. When Country Mouse is visited by his cousin, Town Mouse, his tales of the city leave our protagonist itching for a glimpse at the busy, bustling life. But once he make...

from 2wonderY

This is an exceptionally lovely rendition of the story. The animals are depicted in natural style - no clothing or anthropomorphic props. Each page is lush with nature or city abundance, and there is sly humor here. The town mouse is bragging "And we don't have dangerous wild animals." as the two...