A classic - we love this one. ( )

Genre:
Picture books for children
Character:
Anthropomorphic
Storyline:
Issue-oriented
Tone:
Feel-good
Illustration:
Colorful
Subject headings:
Mice
Strawberries
Bears
Worry
Favorite things
Cleverness
Sharing
Generosity
Unselfishness
Smallness and bigness

I sort of liked the story thanks to the expressive pantomime of the mouse. But then my wife pointed out that the narrator was a con artist using demagoguery to stoke fear in the mouse of a hypothetical enemy in order to appropriate half its food supplies after it had done all the harvesting work. That's a messed up lesson to pass on to children. ( )

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. ( )

Today was the first time I read this classic children's tale. The reader is the main character who is constantly warning the tiny mouse about the BIG HUNGRY BEAR who will want the strawberry the mouse has just picked. I won't spoil the ending but the build up is marvelous! ( )