The Marvelous Mouse Man

by Mary Ann Hoberman

As more and more mice pour into an unsuspecting town, the people grow increasingly distressed. Who can get rid of the pests? The marvelous Mouse Man claims "he" can lead them away--ut he ends up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152017151
• ISBN13: 9780152017156
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

this is real art!

This book is a treasure for the eyes. The capacity of Forman to achieve distinct character, detail, and evoke the wonder of the story is a true achievement. This is the kind of story book we used to treasure, before images blinked at us like wild mosquitoes. the art stays and simmers. Forman should have won a Caldecott. Wake up and smell the talent!

Hooray!

Laura Forman's illustrations are magical. Forman combines meticulous observation, attitude, characterization, humor and imagination with impeccable drawing, sophisticated perspective, mastery of technique, and originality. The illustrations in this book are nothing short of masterful. This is Caldecott material.Hooray!

Follow Your Noses.....

"Now settle down and listen well/To what I am about to tell/About the troubles that befell/A town and set it spinning./As such tales do, it started small,/With one wee mouse, just one, that's all,/Who one spring day came by to call-/And that was the beginning." So begins Mary Ann Hoberman's kinder and gentler adaptation of the Pied Piper. As the town is overrun with mice, the mayor looks far and wide for help, and an appealing red-caped stranger appears with a magic fan to take care of the job. As he waves his fan, an odor wafts through the air. It smells just awful to the villagers, but the mice find it alluring, and they follow the gentleman right out of town. "Some said it smelled of Brie from France,/While others swore 'twas Liederkranz/Or Gorgonzola, ripe, perchance,/Or Stilton, Swiss, or Edam..." With their problem finally solved, and the fee paid, the townspeople celebrate until they realize that their cats have followed the mice, and the dogs have chased after the cats. In no time, the children, missing their pets, also leave town. But never fear, unlike the original, this tale has a happy ending, as a little girl comes up with a creative and inventive solution that sets everything right again, in the end..... Ms Hoberman's lyrical, rhyming text begs to be read aloud, and is only outdone by Laura Forman's delightful, old-fashioned artwork. Intricate illustrations, in subdued and quiet tones are filled with charming detail, and little ones will enjoy lingering over each picture before turning the page. Perfect for youngsters 5-9, The Marvelous Mouse Man tells an old story with a new and refreshing twist and is sure to become a family favorite.