The mouse who carried a house on his back / Jonathan Stutzman ; illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault.
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TextPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustration ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781536216790
- 1536216798
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | STUTZMAN JONATHAN | Checked out | 06/19/2024 | 33111011033707 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | STUTZMAN JONATHAN | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | Available | 33111010946412 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Celebrated artist Isabelle Arsenault joins forces with author Jonathan Stutzman for an enchanting tale about the expansive power of generosity.
Vincent was a mouse with boots on his feet, a hat on his head, and a house on his back.
When an ordinary spot on a grassy hill calls out to him, Vincent puts down the house he carries on his back and knows he's where he needs to be. As hungry and tired travelers pass by, Vincent welcomes them into his home, making room for everyone. And even when it seems that the house is as full as it possibly can be, there is no woodland animal so big or so scary--not a ravenous cat, nor a fox, nor a whole herd of deer--that Vincent would turn it away from his warm, magical home on the hill. Jonathan Stutzman's charming voice is enhanced by the elegant, inventive die-cut art of three-time Governor General's Award winner Isabelle Arsenault in this classic tale of a generous little mouse with a special house and an ever-expanding heart.
Vincent, a mouse who roams the world carrying his house on his back and stopping where he knows he should, offers food and shelter to animals in need. After setting up his house, he invites a weary bullfrog and a hungry cat inside. Each initially declines the offer, saying his house is too small. But after entering, they find that it is bigger than it looks. Others soon join them: deer, hedgehogs, badgers, rabbits, and a fox. Just as they are sitting down to dinner, a large, hungry bear knocks on Vincent's door. Fearful, the other animals urge their host to turn him away, but Vincent opens his home to the gentle bear, and all is well. Features die cut and gatefold pages.