Mice and Beans

Rosa Maria lives in a small house with a small yard. But she has a big heart, a big family, and more than anything she loves to cook big meals for them. "When there's room in the heart, there's room in the house, except for a mouse." That's what her mother always said, so for one week as Rosa Maria meticulously prepares for her youngest grandchild's birthday party, she takes extra care in tidying her kitchen. But strangely, important items -- like her wooden spoon, her big bolsa for grocery shopping, and even her mousetraps -- keep disappearing!Readers will delight in uncovering the clues that reveal a family of mice are preparing for a birthday party of their own, and in the last picture, readers can search for all the items that have previously disappeared.Vibrant paintings with brilliant comic touches, a winsome main character, jaunty rhythms, and playful refrains make Mice and Beans a feast for the eyes and ears.

Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 09/01/2001
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 11.26h x 7.89w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780439183031
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 57947 / Mice and Beans


Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2001 pg. 1131
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2001 pg. 79
Booklist 09/15/2001 pg. 233
School Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 130
Multicultural Review 03/01/2002 pg. 103
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1234
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 57 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 57 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Mr Cepeda received his BFA in illustration from California State University, Long Beach in 1992 and also studied Engineering at Cornell University. He is the illustrator of awarding-winning picture books such as What a Truly Cool World and Nappy Hair.
Pam Muñoz Ryan is the recipient of the Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her New York Times bestselling novel, Echo, as well as the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award and the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for multicultural literature for her body of work. Her celebrated novels, Echo, Esperanza Rising, The Dreamer, Riding Freedom, Becoming Naomi Léon, and Paint the Wind, have received countless accolades, among them two Pura Belpré Awards, a NAPPA Gold Award, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and two Américas Awards. Her acclaimed picture books include Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride and When Marian Sang, both illustrated by Brian Selznick, and Tony Baloney, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. Ryan lives near San Diego, California, with her family.