Step Into Reading Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, (Paperback)

from evandy1

 I liked this book because it was a good story that taught to see things through another pair of eyes. It was good to be able to see life from the mouse's point of view like his feelings being hurt because none of the humans that lived there liked him. It was also a good way to show friendship an...

from Whisper1

Another Caldecott Honor book. This one is a story of Alexander who longs to be like Willy. Willy is a toy wind-up mouse loved by his owner. Alexander, on the other hand, lives in a house where people scream when they notice him He is not loved, and the broom that is trying to capture him has a la...

from lleighton05

Critique: Genre: In this story there is a mouse who talks and has feelings, and a toy wind-up mouse that also talks. This is not realistic in the real world, and could never occur. However, the theme of wanting to be like someone else is something that students and children could relate to. Chara...

from ehopki7

I had mixed feelings about this book. I liked it because I think it was an interesting concept- a real mouse who befriends a toy mouse and the adventures that they have- but I thought it was a bit of a boring read. The illustrations went along nicely with the writing, but neither the pictures nor...

from jgabica

This fantasy book stars a mouse who interacts with a wind-up mouse and a lizard. The mouse decides by the end of the book that it is better to be a live mouse than a toy mouse who can only move when people wind you up. The lizard magician changes the wind-up mouse into a real mouse at the wish of...