Me and My Big Mouse

by Ethan Long

Overview

Me and My Big Mouse!
Me and My Big Mouse!
Me and My Big Mouse!
Even though “my big mouse” is lovable,
he can also be annoying.
Like sticking too close.
Having bad breath.
And shouting “Squeak-a-boo” when friends come over.
So how can a boy get his adoring pet to change
without hurting his feelings?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781477847282
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	06/17/2014
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	11.10(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Ethan Long has never owned a big mouse, nor been responsible for one, but he has had a long line of dogs, cats, fish and hermit crabs living under his roof. Most days he hangs out with his giant cat, Bailey, and with the rest of his family and draws pictures and writes books. Most recently, The American Library Association awarded the Theodor Geisel Award to his book, Up! Tall! and High! He lives in beautiful and sunny Orlando, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

Readers with friends or siblings who don’t quite understand the idea of personal space will empathize with Michael’s situation, while also enjoying the story’s broad slapstick humor and emotional peaks and valleys.” —Publishers Weekly

“Fun for reading aloud and sharing with groups of children.” —Booklist Online

From the Publisher

2014-04-20
An end to the travails of being loved too much is negotiated like peace talks.Michael and Bo are close friends. Michael is a young boy, and Bo is of the genus lab mouse—all white and pink—on steroids. Bo is hyperactive and a slob and a hog, but he also radiates the ineffable charm of the drunken uncle who puts a lampshade on his head. Like the drunken uncle, a little bit can go a long way, and though Michael loves Bo, he can't catch a break from him either (even in the de rigueur bathroom moment). Fed up, Michael locks Bo in the house and goes off to play with his friends—all of whom wonder why Bo, their favorite mouse, isn't in tow. Michaels misses the beast, too, though things have to change. So Michael returns home and draws up a contract stipulating certain behavioral constraints. Michael's need for personal space is certainly understandable, but to make it a legal issue drains a critical measure of warmth from the relationship. Perhaps it is best to stand back a bit and read the book as a cautionary tale: Friends, like pets (except cats and ball pythons), don't demand attention so much as they require it. Where the big mouse/big mouth comes into the picture is a mystery, unless it's just there for the obvious joke. The color and texture of the artwork resembles a piece of cake one might find tucked deep in the freezer.Oddly sterile for a book that's all about love. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews