Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
(Reissue; Caldecott Honor Book)
$36.09
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2008
Summary
It’s the 50th anniversary of the beloved Caldecott Honor Book and Christopher Award winner about two unlikely friends who see each other for who they are inside!
The beloved Caldecott Honor Book and Christopher Award winner about two unlikely friends who see each other for who they are inside.
Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander, the real mouse, is chased away with brooms and imperiled by mousetraps. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780394809144 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0394809149 |
| Author: | Leo Lionni |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2008 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 281mm x 233mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
“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
About The Author
Leo Lionni
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.
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