Mouse Loves School: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1

Mouse readers

by Lauren Thompson, Buket Erdogan (Illustrator)

Mouse decides to hide inside a bright red backpack...and ends up at school! He explores a world full of colors, letters, and numbers and more until, at last, Mouse discovers his favorite thing about school. Friends!

Young readers are sure to enjoy Lauren Thompson's simple, energetic text and Buket Erdogan's sweet, playful illustrations as they learn to recognize words and begin to read on their very own!

Genres: School, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, School Stories

24 pages, Hardcover

First published June 28, 2011

Reviews

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mouse Loves School is one that my son picked out from our stack of level-1 readers. I kept this one back for several weeks because I saw some words that we'd not learned the phonics principles for yet. He actually asked to read this one with my husband instead of me, but I wanted to be close by since I try to repeat or give hints to the principles we have learned without giving the answer away or telling him what the word is. Like with Turtle and Snake Go Camping, he did surprisingly well using context clues to help him with words that he didn't know or hasn't learned the phonics to be able to sound out completely.

Mouse Loves School has repetitive words and sounds which helps build fluency. There was even a small amount of rhyming. I love the concept of reinforcing the idea that learning and school can be fun. It can be enjoyable and a positive thing. For someone who thinks learning gets in the way of all the fun they want to be having, I think reinforcing that it is possible to enjoy learning is always a good thing. Mouse Loves School gets 4 Stars. Have you or your child read Mouse Loves School? What did you think? Let me know!

[Clwseattle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mouse Loves School is charming, and claims to be a basic "Read-to-Read" book , however it's not a phonics based reader but rather, a sight word based reader. Kids will love it and will easily memorize the words based on the adorable illustrations if its read to them often enough.

[Haaley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stars given for early reader status: content, value of detail, illustrations.

Cute illustrations.
Incredibly simple content.
Not a lot of details.
Good book for beginners, older readers will get bored easily.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A borrow from the library to help my daughter read on her own. Mouse climbs in a red backpack and finds shapes, colors, and friends.

[Renee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eh.

[Kathleen Meacham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for the age bracket!

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mouse finds himself in a new place, as he explores he discovers he is at school. A very simple reader good for the early days of school.

[Kitty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mouse may love school, but I do not love mouse. Such cute illustrations, such boring text. Luckily it's short.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maddie was tearing through books this evening.

[msfox_librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute ready to read book for Pre K!

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very basic and easy to read book for beginning readers. The illustrations are really detailed. It is a story about all the different things mouse likes within the school setting.


Book provides perfect set up for picture study.

[Paige P · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute short story great for reading to kindergarten and first grade kids. Mouse discovers new things that a kid would also discover at school. Mouse is relatable to the students, creating a calmness in possible nervous emotions.

[Amberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous illustrations. A great, simple, early reader.

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a cute book to share during the first week of school to explore what school is all about. The best part is that the story shares that friends are the best part of school.

[Alley Denney · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very simple but good book. I read this aloud to first grade And they loved it. It relates to colors, shapes. And other things first grade or below would begin to learn.

[Micah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is cute and is about a mouse that loves school. He liked to eat lunch and said, "Snack time." He found blocks, a bag, friends, and lunch.

[reviewed by a 6 year old, typed by his mama]

[Tiffany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't love it, but didn't hate it either. This mouse got into everything and ate up someone's food, that creeped me out. I know, I know it's just a story.

[Jennifer Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice pictures and few words so it was good for the younger kids.

[Marlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mouse sneaks into a backpack and discovers a whole new world. Simple wording, great for young children.