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Builder Mouse: A Story of Friendship, Creativity, and the Fine Art of Compromise
Builder Mouse: A Story of Friendship, Creativity, and the Fine Art of Compromise
Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Little Dolphin School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: July 12, 2016
Review
Builder Mouse is cleverly constructed and illustrated to show how life imitates art. An architect at heart, Edgar builds lovely structures using leftovers, leftovers his friend Toby enjoys eating. In search for appreciation Edgar ventures into the world (probably London). Eldarova uses the city environment to show her readers how life impacts her characters.
From the framed postcards hanging in the mouse home to the facade of the art museum this book makes use of art to enhance the story line. The faces of the many mice show their emotions, they are adorable. This is also a good story about friendship and compromise. Libraries and art classrooms would make good homes for copies of Builder Mouse.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Eldarova, Sofia
Illustrator: Eldarova, Sofia
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Clarion Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780544357662
Price: 16.99