Theodore and the talking mushroom / by Leo Lionni.
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TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: - 0375945512 (lib. bdg.) :
- 9780375945519 (lib. bdg.) :
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Manners & Character | Lionni, Leo | Available | 33111005627639 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Theodore, a little mouse, lives with a lizard that can grow a new tail, a frog that can swim underwater, and a turtle that can close up like a box. But Theodore has no special talents of his own. When he discovers a mushroom that says "Quirp," Theodore tells his friends that this is the only talking mushroom in the world, and that "quirp" means that he should be venerated above all animals. The word spreads, and Theodore is bestowed with a crown--until the truth comes out. When his friends learn that they've been deceived, Theodore discovers that he does have a special talent--running away very fast!
This tall tale provides an excellent starting-point for discussions of honesty.
From the Hardcover edition.
Originally published: Pantheon Books, 1971. Copyright renewed 1998.
The blue mushroom says only one strange word but Theodore the mouse convinces his friends that it means he should be praised above all his animal friends, but when they learn that they've been deceived, Theodore discovers that he does have a special talent--running away very fast!