Seven Little Mice Go to the Beach

by Kazuo Iwamura, Haruo Yamashita

Overview

A comical story about family fun in the sun!

Summer has arrived, and the seven little mice are excited to go to the beach. Father makes sure the children are safe in the water. But when the tide comes in ... you’ll never guess who comes to the rescue!

"The pen-and-ink and watercolor pictures are rendered in a cozy palette of soft pastels..." -School Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735840737
Publisher:	NorthSouth Books
Publication date:	05/01/2012
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kazuo Iwamura was born in Tokyo. He is one of the most famous picture book artists in Japan. His work has won many awards. He lives in Tochigi, where he founded the Museum for Picture Book Illustrations. It stands on a hill named Ehon-no-Oka, which means Picture Book Hill.

Haruo Yamashita graduated from Kyoto University with a major in French literature. Born in Tokyo, he spent much of his childhood by the ocean. He now lives in Atami, a beautiful seaside city, where he loves to sail his boat in the harbor. He is known in Japan as the “author who lives by and loves the ocean.”

Editorial Reviews

"The pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations perfectly complement the story. The mice are all individualized with gently humorous details and the palette is appropriate for the woodland setting."-School Library Journal reviews Seven Little Mice Go To School

From the Publisher

PreS-Gr 1—This Japanese import is the third in a series about mice septuplets and their parents. School has just ended, so they all take a trip to the beach. While in the water, the children wear swim rings and are tethered to their father with strings. After lunch, Mother and the children nap under an umbrella, while Father falls asleep on a rock nearer the water. When the tide comes in, Father, who can't swim, is stranded. Mother comes up with a plan to tie the floats together, and two of the youngsters swim out to rescue their dad while the others pull the ropes in. This slight story is not very interesting. The nameless children have no personalities, and it is the mother who thinks of a solution to the problem. The pen-and-ink and watercolor pictures are rendered in a cozy palette of soft pastels, but do not convey much action. Children wanting to read about multiple siblings would be better off enjoying the antics of Eileen Christelow's "Five Little Monkeys" books (Clarion).—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT

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