Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

Name: Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Price: 5.39 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780385755511

By: Leo Lionni

Product Information

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Title: Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
By: Leo Lionni
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 40
Vendor: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2014

Weight: 2 pounds
ISBN: 0385755511
ISBN-13: 9780385755511
Ages: 5-8
Series: Step into Reading
Stock No: WW755511

Publisher's Description

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Leo Lionni’s Caldecott Honor–winning story about the magic of friendship is now available as a Step 3 Step into Reading book—perfect for children who are ready to read on their own.

Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled? thinks Alexander, who wishes he could be a wind-up mouse, too. Lionni’s enduringly popular story makes a winning addition to the Step into Reading line, letting young children enjoy this classic all by themselves.

Author Bio

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LEO LIONNI wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor books: Inch by Inch, Swimmy, Frederick, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.

Editorial Reviews

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"A delicate fantasy about friendship, illustrated with bold, sumptuous collages." —The New York Times

"Eye-catching, boldly colored collages illustrate this classic 'grass is always greener' story in which a live mouse is envious of his mechanical counterpart." —Booklist