Library Mouse: Home Sweet Home

When Sam the library mouse and his friend Sarah wake to find the library being packed up to prepare for a major renovation, they realize they won't have a home during the construction. So off they go in search of a new place to live. Sam knows research is key, so he finds books about architectural styles to get ideas for building a temporary home from objects found around the library. They build and live in a variety of houses: a castle, an igloo, a yurt, a modern house, and even a geodesic dome. But none feels like home to Sam. Finally, though, the renovation of the library is complete, and they can move back to their true home, the library!
The book includes photos of the real house styles discussed in the text and a relevant glossary of architectural terms.

Praise for Library Mouse: Home Sweet Home
Kirk's familiar gouache illustrations maintain a mouse perspective filled with library details. This clever presentation of world housing types has three pages of backmatter that describes each style and its location. Not only is the story amusing, but the information will be useful in classrooms.
--Kirkus Reviews

Newcomers and fans of the previous titles will welcome this tale, and librarians will put it to good use in their research lessons.
--School Library Journal

This is a fine use of light fantasy to teach a little lesson about building structures, and it will be especially useful to those preparing children for the disruptions that come with home renovations.
--Booklist


Author: Daniel Kirk
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781419705441
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 161186 / Home Sweet Home


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 78
Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013 pg. 169
Booklist 09/15/2013 pg. 72
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 33 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Daniel Kirk has illustrated a number of popular and bestselling books for children, including Library Mouse, which Booklist praised in a starred review as a "show-stopper." The Low Road and his Elf Realm trilogy received a starred review from Booklist. He lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Visit his website at danielkirk.com.