Title: The Little Mouse, Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry BearAuthor: Audrey Wood
Illustrator: Don Wood
Reading Level: Ages 1 - 5
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Masters Press
A little mouse scampers through the forest looking for a red, ripe strawberry. When he finds one, he hoists a ladder up and plucks it. But, Does he know that the big hungry bear loves strawberries too? Especially, the one that is just been picked. The mouse seems terrified by the big hungry bear who will tromp through the forest and snatch it away. He feels dismayed that the hungry bear will eventually find it, no matter where it is hidden or locked. Disguising the fruit won't work with the bear as well. How in the world is he going to save the luscious strawberry from the bear? What if he eats it? Well, Isn't it the only way out there? And, the mouse is kind enough to share a half with the readers.
The story is endearing, but so are the illustrations. My daughter is totally fascinated by the pictures and the cutesy expressions of the mouse. She learnt a few new words like "disguise","mustache" from this story. She always like the part where I go 'BOOM..BOOOM..BOOOM' like the hungry bear tromping through the forest. She awaits in anticipation as the mouse scurries around trying to save the strawberry and when she was finally offered a half strawberry by the mouse, she couldn't be more happier. One good thing that came out of this book - She loves strawberries now!! Yeah!!
My Rating: 4.5/5
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