The Mouse of Amherst

by Elizabeth Spires

Paperback, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

478

Genres

Children's Books

Fiction

Collection

Your library

Publication

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2001), 64 pages

Description

When she moves into Emily Dickinson's bedroom, Emmaline the mouse discovers her own propensity for poetry.

User reviews

LibraryThing member lhamed

The Mouse of Amherst is about a white mouse named Emmaline that becomes a residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickson’s bedroom. She observes Emily and wonders why Emily is always scribbling. Emmaline sneaks to look at it and finds that it is poetry. Emmaline secretly writes her own poem

and places it on Emily’s desk. That is when Emily answers with another poem. After that the mouse and Emily start exchanging poems. This book has eight poems by the famous Emily Dickson, and seven poems by the white mouse. This is a good way for kids to enjoy poetry and learn about one of the most amazing poets of all time.

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LibraryThing member bridgetrwilson

A delightful tale of Emmaline, the white mouse who lives in Emily Dickinson's room & discovers she too can write poetry.

LibraryThing member bookwren

A charming, but not saccharine story of a white mouse named Emmaline who takes up resident in Emily Dickinson's bedroom and starts writing poetry. The pen and ink illustrations add much to the story.

LibraryThing member juniperSun

Lovely little book, interesting for adults as well as children. A very literate mouse moves in to Emily Dickenson's house and shares a love of poems with her. We learn a bit about Emily's life, and some about the perils of being a small mouse in a house with a cat. A number of Emily's poems are

made part of the story. I think this is a great incentive for readers to try writing their own poems, tho it is a genteel book & likely won't appeal to rowdier kids. Since I live in Amherst (but not MA) I had to get this book.

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LibraryThing member ngelina

It was cute.

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