This book was written by Julia Donaldson and illustrations by Axel Scheffler Macmillan. This book is about a mouse who was traveling in the woods and was later threatened to be eaten by several animals such as; a fox, an owl and a snake. An intriguing mouse says that he is having lunch with a scary monster whose favorite food just happens to be the animal who wants to eat him.
The brightly colored and too silly to be really scary illustrations set the tone for this light hearted romp through multiple layers of comic irony. The illustrations really pop with the white pages and the bright colors on top of them.
My thoughts about this book is that it teaches you to never judge a book by its cover. This story is written in a rhyming fashion so children should love to read or listen to the book aloud. It is a very imaginative book which keeps you guessing on what is going to come next in the book.
Questions that i would ask my students would be?
1. Do you really think that the fox, owl and snake was going to eat the mouse? Why or Why not?
2. Do you think that the monster was really scary in the story? Why or Why not?
Classroom activities:
1. Have the students to create a scary monster using a brown paper bag.
2. Have the students create an alternate ending to the story.
Penguin Young Readers Group, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A.
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