alexander and the wind up mouse by leo lionni

Schertle’s verse, usually reliable, stumbles more than once stanzas such as “But Valentine’s Day / didn’t seem much fun / when he didn’t get cards / from anyone” will cause hitches during read-alouds. In this, Blue’s seventh outing, it’s not just the sturdy protagonist that seems to be wilting.

Blue is therefore surprised (but readers may not be) when he pulls into his garage to be greeted by all his friends with a shiny blue valentine just for him. But as Blue heads home, his deliveries complete, his headlight eyes are sad and his front bumper droops ever so slightly. With each delivery there is an exchange of Beeps from Blue and the appropriate animal sounds from his friends, Blue’s Beeps always set in blue and the animal’s vocalization in a color that matches the card it receives. His bed overflowing with cards, Blue sets out to deliver a yellow card with purple polka dots and a shiny purple heart to Hen, one with a shiny fuchsia heart to Pig, a big, shiny, red heart-shaped card to Horse, and so on. XL - 32' x 40' paper dimension (21.Little Blue Truck feels, well, blue when he delivers valentine after valentine but receives nary a one. M - 16' x 20' paper dimension (10.32' x 16' printed image) S - 11' x 14' paper dimension (7.10' x 11' printed image) Print is rolled with tissue paper to protect against dust before being packaged in a mailing tube.

Delighting readers of all ages since 1969, now the book art is available as a fine art print for display on your wall to bring joy into children's (young and old) lives.Īn artist estate-approved, high resolution digital image of this wonderful book artwork has been printed on matte finish fine art paper surrounded by white border to give the appearance that it is matted when inserted alone in a frame. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical mouse, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse too. Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps.

Alexander and the wind up mouse by leo lionni