Mouse doesn't know how to show others how angry he is. He tries to be hopping mad only to be told by the hare that he looks ridiculous. The hare offers to show him how to hop. His attempt to follow Hare's lead ends with Mouse in a puddle of water.Next Mouse tries stomping. Bear tells him that stomping should shake the trees and cause the earth to rumble. Mouse tries to do as Bear suggests but ends up in another puddle of water.Readers will enjoy following Mouse as other creatures try to teach him how show his anger. His small size doesn't allow him to follow any of their directions, but in the end he realizes he is no longer angry anyway.Henry Cole's illustrations of Mouse and his friends are sweetly humorous. 4.5 stars for a kids book. If you have kids that ever get mad then this book is for you! I was amazed at how my 4 year old reacted to this book. He seemed to really internalize it...we'll see how it works over the next few days. (and then I couldn't wait to read it to my 7 year old too!!) I got this from the library but am contemplating buying it so we can read it over and over and over again. Great book!
A cute story about how to express one's anger, this one was a hit at my house.
—cinwicked
being mad and getting over it. and all the silly things in between.
—kaylynjaeger
Mouse finds his own way to get rid of the mad!
—anyssa
AFG
—nidhana283
