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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
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Loveable characters:
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Diverse cast of characters:
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Adorable book about how Mr. Postmouse must go to many animal homes on his daily rounds. The pictures are very sweet and will make this book a joy to read with your little one.
We follow Mr. Postmouse on his daily rounds as he delivers the mail to the residents. He even travels by plane and boat. The details of the houses are the main attractions in the book.
A delightful read.
Thanks to netgalley
A delightful read.
Thanks to netgalley
This book was so quirky and weird how could I not love it?
You guys I'm not even kidding there was a mermaid picture in THIS one too. I love this trend more please!
You guys I'm not even kidding there was a mermaid picture in THIS one too. I love this trend more please!
How fun to see inside of so many animals homes! This picture book would be great to read with a child sitting in your lap so you can talk about little details in the illustrations.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
The story is a bit lacking. I find myself having to explain and talk through A LOT to help my 3 yo and 4.5 yo understand the subtle meaning of the sparse words. The illustrations, however, are adorable and I can see how a kid would get lost exploring all of the tiny details of life inside a magpie’s tree, for example.
Mr. Postmouse is a busy guy. He loads his wagon up and makes his way through the village, making deliveries at nearly every house. Each animal (or animal family), has a very distinctive home. For instance, bear's house has a bee hive on the roof with pipes that bring the honey down to the kitchen and drip it right into convenient jars. Rabbit's house has a bedroom for all the kids with bunk beds stacked 7 tall. And it is that way for each type of animal. There are tons of details to look at and then look again because you probably missed something the first time. Some parts made me laugh out loud, such as Mr. Postmouse in a fireproof suit having barbecue with his friend dragon, or the sun lamps keeping snake warm in his den.
Another wonderful part is the nod to familiar stories, such as Bear and his guest, a golden-haired girl, eating bowls of porridge together. And the pigs helping the sheep escape from the wolf's closet while wolf is busy filing his claws will get a giggle from everyone. ( I really like their black shirts and masks.) Other details cater more to the type of animal who lives there, such as the jay with all the shiny things he has carried off (and on the next page there is a notice posted to the tree about a missing ring, which we can see in jay's nest).
Some parts may escape the notice of very young readers. When it says that Mr. Postmouse luckily has nothing to deliver to the snake, it may need to be explained that snakes eat mice. Then, when they see the car-shaped lump in snake's belly, that will really seem funny. The fact that the flies live in a house with a very odd shape may seem strange until you explain that it is a pile of dung. It could be a game as absorbing as an I Spy or a Where's Waldo? book trying to find all the little tidbits, like the artwork hung upside down in the bats' house, and then figuring out why they are shown that way.
Loads of fun and lots of laughs will surely accompany each reading.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
Another wonderful part is the nod to familiar stories, such as Bear and his guest, a golden-haired girl, eating bowls of porridge together. And the pigs helping the sheep escape from the wolf's closet while wolf is busy filing his claws will get a giggle from everyone. ( I really like their black shirts and masks.) Other details cater more to the type of animal who lives there, such as the jay with all the shiny things he has carried off (and on the next page there is a notice posted to the tree about a missing ring, which we can see in jay's nest).
Some parts may escape the notice of very young readers. When it says that Mr. Postmouse luckily has nothing to deliver to the snake, it may need to be explained that snakes eat mice. Then, when they see the car-shaped lump in snake's belly, that will really seem funny. The fact that the flies live in a house with a very odd shape may seem strange until you explain that it is a pile of dung. It could be a game as absorbing as an I Spy or a Where's Waldo? book trying to find all the little tidbits, like the artwork hung upside down in the bats' house, and then figuring out why they are shown that way.
Loads of fun and lots of laughs will surely accompany each reading.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
Mr. Postmouse is delivering letters to all of his animal friends.
When I was a kid, I would have loved all of the cross-sections of everyone‰ЫЄs houses. I would have probably made up some of my own.
Of course, as a grown-up, I still find them interesting. Especially looking for all the clever Easter eggs in each one. (For example, see what the Crocodiles clean their teeth with, and who Mr. Bear is eating porridge with.)
While it takes only a minute to read, I took a several minutes on each page looking at the detail of the pictures. (Of course Mrs. Octopus has 8 shoes and the Skunks‰ЫЄs house is full of flowers.)
I think kids would enjoy this ‰ЫТ I mean, I did.
Thanks to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for a copy in return for an honest review.
When I was a kid, I would have loved all of the cross-sections of everyone‰ЫЄs houses. I would have probably made up some of my own.
Of course, as a grown-up, I still find them interesting. Especially looking for all the clever Easter eggs in each one. (For example, see what the Crocodiles clean their teeth with, and who Mr. Bear is eating porridge with.)
While it takes only a minute to read, I took a several minutes on each page looking at the detail of the pictures. (Of course Mrs. Octopus has 8 shoes and the Skunks‰ЫЄs house is full of flowers.)
I think kids would enjoy this ‰ЫТ I mean, I did.
Thanks to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for a copy in return for an honest review.
There’s something to be said about Québécois and their cleverness. On an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown, Quebec was hailed as a gourmand’s Mecca-a place where the general population knew how to live well. It’s all about family, fine dining, and art. It should come as no surprise then that an upsurge in graphic artists turned children’s authors has also emerged there. The results have been witty tongue-in-cheek books with amazing illustrations.
Dubuc is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. This parcel of goodness is about a mouse who delivers mail to all his neighbors. I won’t give away which animal homes he visits, but a hint you’ll appreciate is that some of them are mythical creatures. At each home Dubuc illustrates the interior of the home like a diagram or ant farm. I know as a child I loved imagining what insect habitats were like, so I know this would have appealed to the five-year old me. This seems like a suitable nighttime read, although Henry and I were laid out after a heavy lunch and this book for company. Highly recommend with a glass of milk and a digestive biscuit...or three.
Dubuc is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. This parcel of goodness is about a mouse who delivers mail to all his neighbors. I won’t give away which animal homes he visits, but a hint you’ll appreciate is that some of them are mythical creatures. At each home Dubuc illustrates the interior of the home like a diagram or ant farm. I know as a child I loved imagining what insect habitats were like, so I know this would have appealed to the five-year old me. This seems like a suitable nighttime read, although Henry and I were laid out after a heavy lunch and this book for company. Highly recommend with a glass of milk and a digestive biscuit...or three.