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A review by argyledinosaur
Word of Mouse by James Patterson
4.0
This was honestly a very cute book. It was a quick read, which is to be expected given that it's middle grade, but it was very enjoyable. It tells the story of a lab mouse that escapes, and joins a new mischief. He also meets a human girl named Hailey, that gets to know him and the rest of the mischief living in the Brophy house. They all work together, in the end, to get the rest of Isaiah's family out of the lab, giving the book a happy ending.
I thought it was a very sweet book, and rather cute. I love books centered around animals, especially when I get to read from the animal's perspective. My only real complaint isn't really a flaw with the book itself, but I feel like Mr. Patterson could've used this book as an opportunity to talk about animal rights in a more concrete way. I feel like he could've addressed it in a message at the end of the book or something, and he could've put something in there about "Here is how you can get involved with animal rights." Him leaving it out isn't a big deal, but I feel like it would've been a good addition. Given that the message of the book is essentially that animals are people to (in a sense) and that we can get along despite our differences, I would definitely recommend this one.
I thought it was a very sweet book, and rather cute. I love books centered around animals, especially when I get to read from the animal's perspective. My only real complaint isn't really a flaw with the book itself, but I feel like Mr. Patterson could've used this book as an opportunity to talk about animal rights in a more concrete way. I feel like he could've addressed it in a message at the end of the book or something, and he could've put something in there about "Here is how you can get involved with animal rights." Him leaving it out isn't a big deal, but I feel like it would've been a good addition. Given that the message of the book is essentially that animals are people to (in a sense) and that we can get along despite our differences, I would definitely recommend this one.