Book: The
House That Mouse Built
Author: Maggie
Rudy and Pam Abrams
Illustrator: Maggie Rudy
Photographer: Bruce
Wolf
Publisher: Downtown
Bookworks
Pages: 32
Grade Level: Preschool and up
Rating: 4
Stars
This picture book is a cute story about a female mouse that steals
cheese from a male mouse and the two end up falling in love, get married, have a baby and live happily ever after in the
house that Mouse built. The text is in rhyme and repetition but the pictures
are what make this book really special.
The illustrations are absolutely incredible. Children will definitely
love to play “I Spy” with the buttons, forks, coins and other everyday items
used as intricate details on every page. Maggie Rudy made the mice and created
this little world that is unlike any other. The courtship between Musetta and
Mouse is portrayed in the most adorable manner and this is definitely a book
children will want to read over and over!
