Little mama mouse dreams of a hot bath and a long nap. Her babies have grown up and moved away from their snug shoe-home. Mama imagines settling into a quiet life, until Tortoise, Hare, and other storybook strangers turn up in search of a home. Soon Mama has a busy life--and lots of new friends--in glorious Shoe Town. Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel's toe-tapping rhymed text in tandem with Janet Stevens's sole ful illustrations gives the notion of one mama's "empty nest" a hilarious kick.
I use this book with my first graders usually midyear. It's simple text is easy to read and the children already know many of the fairy tale characters that they read about in the story. It has a great "How To" lesson in the back of the book that leads into a neat writing task.
Shoe Town
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
A cute story about a mother mouse trying to relax while being visited by many nursery rhyme characters. Excellent, humorous, and would be enjoyed by K through the 2nd grade. This is a story book that the teachers and parents will enjoy reading aloud.
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