Big Mouse, Little Mouse

Big Mouse, Little Mouse is a humorous, animal fantasy about Big Mouse who tricks Little Mouse into thinking that there are big cats outside of their hole. Big Mouse searches for food, and, instead of bringing some back to Little Mouse, eats it by himself. Big Mouse grows larger and gets stuck in the hole so Little Mouse goes out, finds food, and shares it with Big Mouse.

To begin, the characters and setting are introduced. Illustrations add detail, interest, and humour to the text and are found on each page. Callouts prompt prediction and allow students to make inferences.

Some sentences begin with a dependent clause. To conclude, two lists of party food are shown, one for mice and one for humans. In addition, a Word Bank is offered with images to support each word.

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