Library Mouse: A Friend’s Tale
Book Description
Sam is a library mouse. He lives in a little hole in the wall behind the children’s reference books. Sam loves to write and draw, and everyone loves the little books he leaves on the shelves of the library for them to find. But Sam is also very shy around people, and no one at the library has ever met him—until Tom.
When the library’s Writers and Illustrators Club is given an assignment to work with partners, Tom finds he is the odd kid out. Then he discovers Sam’s identity and hopes they can work together on a project. But what will happen if everyone discovers Sam is a mouse? Can Tom keep the secret?
In this sequel to Library Mouse, Daniel Kirk brings to life the joys of writing, friendship, and collaboration.
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Daniel Kirk speaks about Library Mouse: A Friend’s Tale
As I’ve shared my book Library Mouse with groups of children over the last year, I’ve discovered that kids love to pour over the illustrations, looking for Sam amid the books on the shelves.
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For this book, A Friend’s Tale, I asked some of my favorite librarians for their input on the best books made by author/illustrator teams, who have done some of their most memorable work together. I decided to place many of the wonderful books the librarians suggested in the backgrounds of my pictures, since the theme of A Friend’s Tale is teamwork.
You’ll be richly rewarded if you search for these books on the shelves of your own town or school library. You’ll find, like Mrs. Forrester in A Friend’s Tale says, “how teamwork can make a great book!”
I wish to thank the following librarians for their suggestions: Heidi Cadmus, Lauralee Foerster, Judith Gantly, Miriam Ghabour, Susan Koenig, Starr Latronica, and Linda Simpfendorfer.
These are just a few of the great author/illustrator teams whom the librarians recommended: Allard/Marshall, Brown/Hurd, Clements/Selznick, Cronin/Bliss, Cronin/Lewin, Dahl/Blake, Estes/Slobodkin, Hest/Barton, Lester/Munsinger, Lewis/Kirk, London/Remkiewicz, Minarik/Sendak, Numeroff/Bond, O’Conner/Glasser, Palatini/Cole, Palatini/Egierlski, Palatine/Fine, Rylant/Stevenson, Scieszka/Smith, Slate/Wolff, Stewart/Small, Wick/Marzallo, Wilson/Chapman, Yolen/Teague, and Yorinks/Egielski. You’ll find these and many more at your library!
Things to think about and do after reading Library Mouse: A Friend’s Tale
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