Mrs. Brices Mice, Syd Hoff
Mrs. Brices Mice, Syd Hoff
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Mrs. Brice's Mice

Author: Syd Hoff

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/24/2015


Synopsis

Syd Hoff's comical, charming story will delight readers young and old alike in this beloved classic I Can Read about a mouse who saves the day by going his own way. Among Mrs. Brice's 25 mice, all but one do everything together. And this mouse's difference ‘comes in handy when the mice meet a cat, and while twelve run this way and twelve run that, this mouse runs this way and that, wearing out the cat and saving them all. The simple, gracefully repetitive text and bright drawings will make a preschool hero of the clever little mouse.This beloved classic is a Level 1 I Can Read that is perfect for the beginning reader learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

About Syd Hoff

Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry’s Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His cartoons were a regular feature in the New Yorker after he sold his first cartoon to that magazine at the age of eighteen. His work also appeared in many other magazines, including Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post, and in a nationally syndicated daily feature.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lancelot on March 30, 2023

This is no children’s picture book, it’s a Willardesque horror comic featuring a woman who sics rodent hoards on unsuspecting alley cats naturally i loved it......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on January 02, 2024

Pretty fun! He even draws all twenty five mice on a lot of the pages!......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on July 07, 2023

Not one of Hoff's best, but still a short story tale about a woman who loves her brood of mice and one little mouse that stands alone from the others. Not much else to say. My rating - 2/5......more