Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

Step Into Reading, Step 3

Leo Lionni

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Random House Books for Young Readers
01 October 2014

General fiction (Children's&YA); Animal stories (Children's&YA)

Series: Step into Reading

Leo Lionni's Caldecott Honor-winning story about two mice exploring the magic of friendship is now available in a beginning reader format--perfect for children who are taking those first important steps to reading on their own.

Leo Lionni's Caldecott Honor-winning story about the magic of friendship is now available as a Step 3 Step into Reading book-perfect for children who are ready to read on their own.

Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled? thinks Alexander, who wishes he could be a wind-up mouse, too. Lionni's enduringly popular story makes a winning addition to the Step into Reading line, letting young children enjoy this classic all by themselves.

By: Leo Lionni
Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 102g
ISBN: 9780385755511
ISBN 10: 0385755511
Series: Step into Reading
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 01 October 2014
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

LEO LIONNI wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor books- Inch by Inch, Swimmy, Frederick, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.

Reviews for Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (Step Into Reading, Step 3)

A delicate fantasy about friendship, illustrated with bold, sumptuous collages. --The New York Times Eye-catching, boldly colored collages illustrate this classic 'grass is always greener' story in which a live mouse is envious of his mechanical counterpart. --Booklist -A delicate fantasy about friendship, illustrated with bold, sumptuous collages.- --The New York Times -Eye-catching, boldly colored collages illustrate this classic 'grass is always greener' story in which a live mouse is envious of his mechanical counterpart.- --Booklist