If You Take a Mouse to School

The story begins with a young boy getting ready to take a mouse to school. But right before walking out the door, the mouse decides he needs a lunchbox, a snack, pencils, and notebooks in order to go. In addition to all the commotion he causes at home, the mouse creates some interesting experiences

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while at school. For instance, he attempts to do math problems, spell a few words, and conduct a science experience.

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This book is written by the same author that wrote If you Give a Mouse a Cookie. Its really cute book about a mouse that went to school with a little boy. I would probably do an activity after I read the book where the kids would draw a picture of what it would look like if a mouse went to school

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with them.

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This is a good example of fiction. The story is believable but it wouldn't happen in real life. The mouse goes through a day at school a little differently than a child would. The main character is the mouse. The mouse is a round static character. The mouse is round because we see his adventuresome

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fun-loving spirit through his actions at school. The mouse is static because he doesn't change we just learn about him. I would use this book in a primary classroom. The media used is pencil, it uses all different colors and types to provide different shades, texture, and blending.

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Genre: realistic fiction
Critique of Genre: This is an adorable example of realistic fiction because the little mouse takes part in all of the school activities the class does during the day. The mouse gets to spell, do math, read and even play on the playground with the other kids, but you can't

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forget lunchtime!
Setting: This book is set in a school setting which is essential considering the title of the book. You get to see all of the different places kids go during a school day: the classroom, lunchroom, playground, and even the bathroom.
Media: Pen and ink/markers

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This is a story depicting what would happen if you took a mous to school. Starting with a lunch box, the mouse will want one thing that leads to another and so on. It ends with the mouse wanting the lunch box again...and go back to school.

I really like the "If You ...a Mouse..." books. They are fun

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to read and very popular with the children. Easy text and good illustrations are sure to engage the younger reader.

I would use this book in the class by asking, "What do you think will happen next?" It will help them to expand their thinking.

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This book is a good example of modern fantasy because a mouse cannot really talk, make books, write on the chalkboard, and all of the other things that this mouse does at school in this book. The artwork in this book looks like it was done with water color, and maybe colored pencil and ink. The

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background looks like it was done in watercolor, where the mouse's fur looks like it was done in colored pencil, and all of the work is outlined by black ink. So basically it is a multimedia book. The narration in this book is done in traditional third person narration. The interesting thing about this book, is even though there are many lines that talk about what the mouse said, none of them are said in conversation form, or using quotes.

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This humorous story is an example of modern fantasy because the mouse is given human characteristics in that he can talk, go to school, play soccer, and do schoolwork. It's sequence of cause and effect make it a story that is easy to follow and understand. The activities that the mouse partakes in

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are all realistic of a school day such as eating lunch, writing a story, doing math problems, spelling, and science experiments.

Media: pen and ink, painting

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Follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school.

This short story is great for the younger children in your life. It is about a young boy who decides to take a mouse to school and encounters many interesting experiences. For example, the mouse trying to do math problems, spelling a word or two, and doing a science experiment.

I can relate to this

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story because I once babysat my cousin, Langston. I had taken the responsibility of getting him ready for school (1st grade) the next morning. While staying at my house he discovered his fascination with my baby bunny. And yes, without my knowing, he put my bunny in his lunchbox with celery and off to school he went. A short few minutes after school had started I received a phone call to come pick Thumper back up.

One classroom extension idea would be to read a couple pages and have the children tell out loud what they thought would happen next and how the story would end. After coming up with the list of ideas finish the story!
Another extension idea would be to make a chart of all the different animals the children wished they could bring to school.

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Once again, things are not only carried to extremes, but they come full circle: take a mouse to school, and you'll have to take him to school. In between, wackiness ensues. But you also get an idea of what school is like. I like the brief, literary reference to Goodnight, Moon.

This is about a boy who takes a mouse to school, and that leads to the mouse wanting a lot of other things. The mouse will ask for things from your lunchbox, to a snack, and he'll even want to do a science experiment! Eventually, the story end with the mouse wanting exactly what he started with:

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the lunchbox.

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This enchanting story is sure to keep young readers attention wanting to know what this enthusiastic mouse will do next on his adventure to school and his first time as a student. The story falls under the genre of modern fantasy, the mouse behaves like a human, he is able to talk, play sports, and

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do many of the realistic activities that happen in a typical classroom. This book would make a good Read Aloud. Students can discuss how the Mouse’s experience in school is similar or different than their own.

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If you take a mouse to school is a fun tale about friendship and how you can have that friend that is always there no matter what.

Cute book. It is a boy who takes the mouse to school and the mouse witnessess a busy day at school with the boy of everything that happens. At times he makes mistakes and a mess too! Based off the book if you give a mouse a cookie.

Genre: This book is a modern fantasy. This fits because it is about a nameless boy and a mouse that he decides to take to school. This mouse does not act as a normal mouse does, but like a human, performing human tasks.

Plot: This series of books have an interesting plot type. The plot starts with

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one simple event, which starts a long chain of events. The events get more and more radical until they finally loop back to the beginning. This circular plot type is strange, but effective for this simple children's story.

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What happens when you take a mouse to school? After math, spelling, and science, it's time to make a mouse house out of building blocks! This imaginative picture book follows all the unlikely adventures that could happen if you brought a charming little mouse to school. The whimsical illustrations

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accompany the story perfectly. The little details are particularly amusing - whether it's the mouse writting words like "insidious" and "verisimilitude" on the blackboard or whether it's the cookies in the lunchbox and the grocery list on the fridge also calling for cookies (both reminders of the original book in the series, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie). This is the kind of book to easily delight young children, girls or boys, and was such a hit the last time I was babysitting that I had to read it aloud at least half a dozen times! The only downside to this particular story in the series is that the loop doesn't quite make sense (i.e., in If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, there's a logical progression from the cat getting the cupcake in the beginning through all his adventures back to wanting a cupcake again at the end. This one just abruptly ends with "you'll have to take him back to school." Even the 4-year-old I was reading this to asked "why?" about this ending several times because it made no sense.)

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This book is in a popular series, showing what a mouse will do if you give him what he wants. This book is good for a beginning reader because it is repetitious.

Stars: Theme
Age: Primary

Genre: This book is a good example of fantasy because the events could not happen in real life. While a mouse may travel to school, he would not be able to talk to his owner, write books, or participate in school subjects. However, the author still creates a space that feels

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real by placing the setting of the book at a familiar day of school.

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Cute story about a mouse going to school and what he saw there. Then he wants to go back the next day!

If you take a mouse to school is a classic story written about a curious and adventurous mouse that never stop wanting more. He does a little math and spelling a word or two; Mouse creates chaos with a messy science experiment, builds a little mouse house for himself out of blocks, and writes his

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very own first book. It's never been more fun to go to school. The little boy in the story helps the mouse with everything and enjoys the company. At the end of the day, the mouse is ready to start the adventure all over again.
I think these books are so cute and adorable “If you”. My son loves these books and tries to guess what the mouse will do next. The mouse reminds me of my son because he’s never satisfied just like the mouse; always looking for more adventure. This book deals with Animal fantasy; kids love the idea of animals having humanistic qualities. Mainstream Hollywood has also caught on to the idea of talking animals; most kid’s movies involve Animal Fantasy. This is the type of books kids and adults can appreciate.
This book can be used to teach cause and effect. Giving the kids the cause and have they come up with the effect. This also teaches actions versus consequences to children of all ages. This book can also be used as a prompt for reading and writing strategies by having kids create their very own story and draw illustrations. If you take a mouse to school would be a great learning tool for a preschool classroom.

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It really seems as though the author is stretching a bit. The story doesn't totally hang together to me, and it seems more cutesy than cute, if that makes sense. Like she's trying too hard.

My nieces enjoy it well enough, but I would suggest the original instead.

In which the aetiology of the title premise is gone into with great thoroughness and exactitude.

This is a cute book that all children can relate to because it deals with school. It would be fun to read to children to see their reactions to the mouse's actions. The detailed pictures are really good as well.

I didn't like this book. It didn't make since to me at the end of the story. I wont read this book to my students when I am a teacher.