Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse

Type of emotional/crisis issues addressed: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Author/authors: Lindsay Barrett George

Year of Publication: 2004

Book Title: Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse

ISBN #: 0060004665; 9780060004668

Age Level: PreK; Lower Elementary

# of pages: 32

Quality of illustrations: Clear and colorful, much visual interest

Brief Summary: Two mice, one house mouse, one field mouse travel corresponding routes until they meet each other through a window. The book shows the parallel lives that two mice live. Even though they look different and they live in different places their day to day activities are still very similar and are cause for curious mirror imaging. I loved the story for the stimulating discussion that could be drawn from reading this book to a group of preK or Kindergarten students.

Post reading activity: The book ends with the mice finding each other in an open-ended kind of way. Have the children finish the story by answering the question, “What did the mice do then?” use their answers as an opportunity to demonstrate how two mice, from two different worlds, who look very different, can still be lead similar lives, and be good friends with a lot in common.