(Part 3) Best children mouse & rodent books according to redditors
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A few picture books you might read together -- Lifetimes, which gives a comforting non-religious perspective on the cycle of life and death; Goodbye Mousie, which features a boy about your son's age whose pet mouse has died; and Todd Parr's The Goodbye Book, which is about saying goodbye to a goldfish (from the perspective of another goldfish). Just keep reassuring him that he won't die for a VERY long time, and that death is what happens when animals and people get very old and sick -- it wouldn't be much fun to stay like that forever, so when they get too old and sick to be happy anymore, they stop being alive, just kind of run out of steam. (And hopefully it will be a while before he has to deal with death in a less ideal context...)
Since he's already been exposed to the idea of heaven from your mom, you can tell him that some people believe animals and people go to another world after they die; it makes some people happy to imagine that place and tell stories about it. You can say no one knows for sure what happens after we die, besides our bodies turning into Earth again, so it's okay for everyone to have their own ideas about those things. Personally I view heaven as a comforting story rather than a literal place -- and I think it wouldn't be confusing or a cop-out to describe it in those terms. You can also talk about how even after people and animals die, we keep remembering them, so they're always with us, in a way. The book Always and Forever does a good job illustrating that idea.
It's pretty normal for kids to be freaked out when they first encounter the idea of death; just keep validating his feelings and talking through them, and he'll probably work through it soon.
Every time I see one of these this is all I can think of
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Both pretty high yield. Good luck!
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https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Blind-Mice-Reading-Railroad/dp/0698118952
Did you move the mouse from page to page?
There's a Mouse About the House
https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Mouse-About-Richard-Fowler/dp/0881101540
How about a book about getting a new little brother or sister? I love "Julius, the Baby of the World" by Kevin Henkes.
https://www.amazon.com/Julius-Baby-World-Kevin-Henkes/dp/0688143881/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499348625&sr=8-1&keywords=julius+the+baby+of+the+world
Is it A Squirrel's Tale? The book is more tall than wide, but it doesn't have an owl. The description states:
"This activity book features a cardboard character which takes the reader on an exciting adventure as it passes through a slot on each page."
EDIT: This YouTube video shows some of the book, if that helps. At about 49 seconds he goes into the owl tree.
Toy story little golden book
Thanks for hosting a contest!
Oooh, yup I've read this book. I definitely still have it at my parents' house - though it might be in a box in the attic. I'll call them, and see what I can do...
Edit: found it! It's The Secret Staircase, by Jill Barclem (a Brambly Hedge book)
>"It was Midwinter's Eve and the mice of Brambly Hedge were very busy. That evening, after dark, they would all be gathering round a blazing fire for the traditional midwinter celebrations. A grand entertainment was planned, and Primrose and Wilfred had chosen to recite a poem.
>They went up to the attics to rehearse in peace and quiet, but there were so many things to look at and places to explore, it was hard to concentrate. And when they stumbled upon a dusty staircase, all thoughts of practicing were put aside..."
Little Mouse’s Painting?
Little Mouse's Painting https://www.amazon.com/dp/0688076092/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lmFwDb8E4TS95
http://www.amazon.com/Wemberly-Worried-Kevin-Henkes/dp/0688170277
There's also Scooter's Tail of Terror.
There's books about loosing friends.
One I ran into is called Chippy Chipmunk: Friends in the Garden https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984089322/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_A3xADbH9S71J9
It's not exactly the best book, but does cover grief a and loss at a level young kids can understand.
I don't have a pirate joke, but I saw you said that you have a young daughter and I wanted to share one of my favourite childhood books: Pie Rats Ahoy by Richard Scarry.
Thanks OP!!
Gino Badino?
You can also make them without the vanilla extract. That's how the peanut butter cookie recipe appears in the Mouse Cookies recipe book.