Monday, April 27, 2015

The Mouse and the Motorcycle / Beverly Cleary / 186 pages

     This old book is a classic story and very satisfying.  It is just right for children who want a chapter book or cd and don't want a scary book or book that contains "issues".  It is simply a delightful fantasy of a mouse who wants to ride a toy motorcycle fast.  The boy who is on vacation at the hotel and the mouse can communicate with each other.  I love that the motorcycle is driven by sound.  As long as the mouse makes the engine noise, the motorcycle goes.  
     On a deeper level is the yearning to be "older" that children have so that they can do something at the next level.  The book also brings in a little on what constitutes maturity.

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