A tiny-but-mighty little mouse faces down an incoming storm to protect her home. A tribute to courage and the rugged beauty of Cape Cod from Newbery Honor–winning author Lauren Wolk.
The Outermost Mouse loves her life at the tip of the beach. She has blue sky above and sand as warm and soft as her mother below.
Best of all is the house, a huge nest she has made her own. There are jam-jar posies, lanterns full of gold, and a clock that tick-tocks her to sleep at night.
But a storm is coming. When the sky goes dark and a cold wind rises, the little mouse must do everything she can to protect her home. Even though she’s small enough to fit into a teacup, the Outermost Mouse is smart, strong, and brave—and ready to face the wild waves.
Illustrator Kristen Adam brilliantly captures the snug warmth and fierce beauty of the Outermost Mouse’s shoreline world in Newbery Honor–winning author Lauren Wolk’s glorious tribute to the courage and tenacity of a tiny-but-mighty heroine.---from the publisher
40 pages 978-0593407776 Ages 4-8
Keywords: mouse, courage, beach, home, storm, bravery, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
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Other reviews:
“A triumphant tale of defending what you love.″ —Kirkus, starred review
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This is a gorgeous story - illustrations are timeless- about a mouse who is living an ordinary life of routine at the edge of the ocean. Her days are predictable and she is quite comfortable and self-sufficient at the same time she is absolutely adorable. Her nearest neighbor is a solitary man living equally comfortable in his own house. Until...
We all know how our comfortable routine can be suddenly upended by life and for mouse and her solitary neighbor that comes in the form of a big, powerful storm. Mouse sees the storm coming.
Who do we rely on when the storm comes to our own lives? Does the storm have to mean disaster? If we lose everything we know and are comfortable doing, are we lost? Actually, a very good question here is what exactly have we lost?
Prepare to fall in love with a small and certainly not ordinary mouse. Prepare to be swept away. Prepare to see what life just might have to offer us when we least expect it and certainly don't plan it for ourselves.
A great read for our Investigators.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge abookandahug.com
