Mice Twice is a charming, funny and thoughtful fable about friendship, cleverness, irony, self-awareness and manners.
Cat would like to eat Mouse, so to lure her out, he invites her to supper. “May I bring a friend?” she asks; and Cat, envisioning “mice twice,”agrees. Of course, this is a common theme in children’s literature, and I’m guessing your children will be charmed by it.
Written and illustrated by Joseph Low
What happens when a cat invites a mouse to dinner? She brings a friend, a dog. The dinner literally becomes a cat-and-mouse game as more animals arrive in pursuit of a tasty meal.
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Cat, Mouse, Dog, Wolf, Crocodile and Lion are very proper dinner guests. The characters propose polite invitations, arrive on time, wear appropriate clothes, engage in small talk, and offer guests food.
Two Questions:
1. What are considered good manners and table etiquette at your house?
2. If you could invite an animal friend to dinner, which animal would you invite?
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Lion was so big he all but filled Cat’s house. Have fun making your own lion with a mane as full as the one in the story! I love illustrator Sally Payne’s simply sweet drawings. Here are some of her drawings of lions.
WATCH SALLY PAYNE DRAWING LIONS
Try drawing your own lions. 🙂
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A roaring success! Thank you for sharing 🙂
