Title: The Subway MouseAuthor: Barbara Reid
Illustrator: Barbara Reid
Publish Date: May 2005
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Pages: 40pp
IBSN: 0439728274
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Children’s Picture Books
Annotation: A mouse named Nib leaves his dirty, crowed home under a busy subway station and sets out on a long journey to find the dangerous Tunnel’s End. Along the way, Nib meets Lola, a female mouse who joins him.
Plot Summary: Nib is a mouse who lives beneath a busy subway. One day he decides to search for the dangerous Tunnel’s End he has heard so much of. Along his Journey he meets a female mouse Lola, who joins him. Together they explore until they come to the Tunnels End. When they finally crawl out in the open air, they discover a whole new world that is much more dangerous then they expected, yet beautiful and wonderful. They decide they want to stay and make a home together.
Personal Response: This book is all about the stunning pictures by Barbara Reid-- As sweet as the story reads, the illustrations are highly creative, realistic, and engross all the attention.
~Reader’s Advisory~
Themes: Exploration
Age Range: 4 to 8
Subjects: Exploration, Relationships, Fables, Journey, Discovery,
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