Mouse's First Snow

Mouse's Firsts

by Lauren Thompson, Buket Erdogan (Illustrator)

One cold day Mouse and Poppa venture into the clear white world. From sledding down hills, to skating across the ice, to meeting fluffy angels, Mouse finds that wintertime is full of surprises. And before it's time to go ome, Mouse just might have time to "make" a special new friend!

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Animals, Childrens, Family, Fiction, Christmas

32 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute wee story, good for the littler picture book crowd, in which Mouse and his/her Poppa go out to play in the beautiful snow. They make angel wings in the snow, "flap, flop!"; they make a snow house, "pitty-pat"; they go ice skating, "twirly, whirly!" The words are fun to say and the fun, loving relationship between a father/grandfather and child is nice to see. The illustrations are adorable.

[Helen O'Hara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mouse and Poppa have so much fun playing in the snow! We had some skeptics in our storytime group that didn't think Mouse could sled, skate, and make snow angels just like his Poppa can, but we quickly learned that Mouse can do anything he sets his mind to... he just does so in his own unique way! There were plenty of fun sounds to make throughout the story, like *swoosh* sledding down the hill and *zzzipity, zzzip* gliding on skates! In the middle of the story we even tried our hand at skating in figure eights and twirling around the ice! We imagined how Mouse would try to do a triple axle... It wasn't exactly as graceful as Tonya Harding's, but Mouse has his own style.

[Beatrice Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

A likeable book. It shows the loving relationship between papa mouse and little mouse and all the activities they do in the snow. The art is cute. Nothing extremely great and not a lot of detail but the snow is good. It uses a lot of onomatopoeia with each thing they do. The father/son bond is really nice to see and it is also fun seeing all the things you can do in a particular season done in story form.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet story about a loving and trusting relationship between Little Mouse and Poppa as Little Mouse experiences his first snow. The story line and text are more appropriate to toddlers than preschoolers, but the length is more appropriate to preschoolers. I'll paper clip a few spreads together and use it with my toddler crowd.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mouse and Poppa head out for a fun day in the snow. Whatever Poppa shows Mouse - skating, snow building - Mouse wants to do too. In the end they work together to create a Snow Mouse. A cute story about the joy you can find in a snowy day.

[Maeve · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it! It was so sweet! I love Mouses' grandpa and they make a great team when making snowmen together. It was a great way to interpret winter and snow and the feeling of a chill in the air in a kid-friendly form.

[Zazie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess we can call this story cute but I was expecting more from it. I know this is for young children but still would be nice to see more picture books that show that the children listening to their parents or teachers read it to them aren't so dumb.

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book showing a young mouse trying out different winter activitites. Also a touching story of the love between a father and son.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute, although a bit repetitive. My baby loved it

[Leigh Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book that discusses ways to play in the snow. It has fun pictures that look like they were painted on a canvas. The book also has onomatopoeia.

[Christine Grant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Snow Story Time.

[Ellon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another cute installment in the "Mouse's First..." series. I love how this one shows the mouse bonding with his dad by trying to do all the things his Poppa does in the snow.

[Trisha Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an awesome Story Time book. As Papa Mouse encouraged his son with phrase like "Wonderful," I had the kids then say, "Wonderful, Mouse!"

[Alisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute for a toddler read-aloud

[Alicia Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

For: winter/snow fans; readers looking for a sweet beginner winter book with lots of sounds.

Possible red flags: surprise; feeling unsure.

[Lena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whatever Poppa did, Mouse did as well. This book taught me how important it is to be a good role model because our child is watching us. She's observing us and we have to set good examples for her.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not much of a story, but very cute illustrations.

[Shaye B · Rating 5 out of 5]

My sons' love this book.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute for a toddler or even preschool winter/snow theme. Used in storytime and it worked well.

[Viviane Elbee]

A little mouse discovers all the fun things one can do when it snows, from building snow mice to ice skating.

[Andrés · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book makes me smile, especially reading "I can do that, too!" over and over. And the onomatopoeia also fun.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've liked all the books in this series, and this is no exception. It's clear that M enjoyed these books more when she was younger, since they have really simple language.

[Tera · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute winter book about the different activities to partake in in the snow. One of the books I read for my snow/winter storytime

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for younger storytimes about winter, snow, snowmen, etc.

[Virginia · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was just very cute

[Miss Janis the Storytime Lady · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for littles.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy Storytime choice for Toddlers or family!

[Marian Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

01/06/26 This series is just right for a younger storytime. They're cute and short and I liked how Poppa was super supportive of Mouse in this story.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Mouse goes out in the snow with his Poppa. Everything Poppa does Little Mouse does, too - sledding, skating, making snow angels, and more. Then they do one final special thing before going inside. Fun illustrations.