Children's Fiction Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc.
Sleepy Little Mouse
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2000
- Category
- Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.
- Recommended Age
- 2 to 5
- Recommended Grade
- p to k
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550747034
- Publish Date
- Mar 2002
- List Price
- $5.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550747010
- Publish Date
- Sep 2000
- List Price
- $12.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Sleepy Little Mouse is very tired, but she doesn't want to take a nap. When she begins to cry, her mother kisses her and tucks in the covers, reads her a story and sings her a song. But Sleepy Little Mouse just cries and cries.
She cries until her tears fill the room and she floats out the window and down to the sea. And there she plays with all the creatures until her mother comes to take her home --- for a lovely, and much-needed, nap.
The striking three-dimensional illustrations will entice children to look more closely at Sleepy Little Mouse's tiny world as they listen to this perfect naptime story.
About the authors
Née en 1943, près de New York, EUGÉNIE FERNANDES puise son admiration pour les animaux et la nature dans les souvenirs de son enfance. Son inspiration, elle la doit en grande partie à son père, illustrateur de bandes dessinées, avec qui elle passait de longues heures dans son studio. En 1965, elle obtient son diplôme de l'école des Arts Visuels de New York et commence alors sa carrière en tant qu'illustratrice. Eugenie a écrit ou illustré plus de 80 livres dont Grosse journée, petite souris! et Caféolait s'en va-t-en ville. Elle vit aujourd'hui dans le sud de l'Ontario et travaille depuis sa maison dans son studio surplombant un lac et la forêt environnante.
EUGENIE FERNANDES loved exploring the outdoors and making her own little books when she was young. As an adult she has combined these interests by creating books such as Ribbon Rescue, The Tree that Grew to the Moon, Waves in the Bathtub, One More Pet, and Grandpa Dan's Toboggan Ride.
Eugenie is part of a very artistic family. Her father was a comic book illustrator, her husband, Henry Fernandes, is a picture book illustrator who collaborated with her on the book Ordinary Amos and the Amazing Fish, and her two children are also artists. Eugenie lives near Peterborough, Ontario, where she works in a studio that is surrounded by water and woods.
Eugenie Fernandes' profile page
Kim Fernandes is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. Her other books include Sleepy Little Mouse and Busy Little Mouse. She lives in southern Ontario.
Awards
- Winner, Our Choice, Canadian Children's Book Centre
- Short-listed, Independent Publisher Book Award
- Winner, 3 Dimensional and Digital Illustrator Award - Silver Medal
Editorial Reviews
Based on a family story that Eugenie Fernandes told her own children, this revised version of the story has striking new illustrations. Kim Fernandes has not only mirrored the playfulness of Eugenie's spare, simple text but her buoyant Fimo illustrations create a sprightly sense of movement that truly makes the text come alive. The pictures also share the text's sense of humour - the mice live in a pale pink coffee pot and the little mouse's room includes a framed postage stamp, potted plant, and bright yellow bed made from a running shoe. This is a welcome addition to the literature for toddlers and preschoolers. Like other engaging books for the very young, ... Sleepy Little Mouse is certain to become a bedtime favourite.
Quill and Quire
This wonderfully imaginative story is vividly illustrated with colourful three-dimensional images of Fimo modeling clay. The story and illustrations will capture and stir the imaginations of young readers.
Calgary Herald
The Claymation-like illustrations ... are truly fantastic.
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