House Mouse, Senate Mouse

by Peter W. Barnes, Cheryl Shaw Barnes

Children learn about how are laws are made in Congress, when the Squeaker of the House and the Senate Mouse-jority leader must pass a bill to establish a national cheese!

Genres: Picture Books, Government, Childrens, History, Animals, Teaching

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1996

Reviews

[Mallory Lucas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a cute book. It explains government and real things students need to learn but it breaks them down in a way that is easier to understand.

[Satangan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like how this book makes it fun for children to learn about the House and Senate.
Also describes the process of a bill to pass into law through a nice rhyming and the characters are all mice.
It works really well for children who are beginning to learn about government and to get them interested. In this cute way, it's
broken down in a way for younger kids to understand.
This is a nice book to read to a class first starting social studies, civics, and government.

[Britten Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

While House Mouse, Senate Mouse gives kids an entertaining and educational look at the legislative process, it is also a book of fantasy. Can Mice actually be in the house or senate? Obviously not, but it can teach kids vital information about how the legislative process works in a fun and memorable way.

[Danni Langdon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple read aloud to introduce a unit about government to keep kids engaged. The book introduces the meaning of different government vocabulary and explains how different things work in the house and the senate.

[Kary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for a beginning government lesson.

[Carole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Using mice as substitutes for the real House and Senate this book presents the steps it takes to pass a bill in Congress.

[Ms. B · Rating 3 out of 5]

From 1996, it seems time were simpler back then. Congress is able to compromise , the president agrees and the bill is signed into law.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book from a Scholastic book order. What a cute story! The story is written in rhyme and contains many plays-on-words. There is a mouse Capitol that was built to emulate the human U.S. Capitol. There's the Squeaker of the House and the Senate Mouse-jority Leader. A second grade class in Mousesourri proposes a bill to name a national cheese. The winner?American, of course! THis book was a hit with my second graders and provided some background knowledge about the process for making laws. I think intermediate students would enjoy it as they learn about the legislative branch in greater depth.

[Amber Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book tells the process of how bills are passed. This is a great book because it puts a comical twist on an important concept. I would use this book in my class to teach a history lesson. From this book students (grades 3-5) can write a speech about either why they should be elected to office, what bill they want passed or who they want to be elected. For younger students we (K-2), we could create a bill as a whole group.

[Washington Post · Rating 5 out of 5]

This funny children’s book explains the legislative process using characters that include the Squeaker of the House and the Senate Mouse-jority Leader. (The only complaint here is that the book strains credulity in showing members of the Mouse House and Mouse Senate actually working together.)

“America’s mice have a government, too
With Presidents, Senators and Congressmice, who
Are elected, debate, vote the popular will —
It’s a Rodent Republic on Capitol Hill.”

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love books that present more complicted things in storybook format. It rhymed, which is always a win for me, and it seems to keep the kids attention better. My kindergartener was a little lost, but liked that it was about cheese. Maybe more appropriate for a 2nd grader or so, but I really enjoyed it and will be bringing out again.

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to introduce students to congress, senators and senates and also how bills are passed in our country. This would be an excellent book to read during social studies.I loved how the book was easy enough for young readers to read while also teaching the students a valuable lesson. I would recommend this book to any teacher or parent.

[Katherine Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

While in the process of preparing a 4th grade unit on government I found this book. I believe it is the perfect read aloud book to really get the kids to understand what the legislative branch does for our country. It also shows students what their role is as citizens. I also love how they personified the mice in the book and really added a fun twist to the way the government works.

[Charles Norris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this book was okay. The illustrations were quite detailed but I just didn't really like the story. I think this would be a good story to introduce the idea of what the government does because it really simplifies what goes on, on Capital Hill.

[Ariel Biener · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a marvelous book about the whole government system in Washington, D.C. targeted for children. I did a mini-teach with this book and taught about how to write a bill in senate. The pictures are also quite lovely. Highly recommended!

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[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Want your children to learn about the workings of the US Congress? Follow our leaders House Mouse and Senate Mouse--very well done and really keeps the kids interest.

[Gabriel Dubransky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like that they work in a Congress.

[Chardell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to use to introduce your students about the House and Senate.

[Rachel]

Great book to use to help teach about the legislative branch

[Sharice · Rating 4 out of 5]

explains the legislative branch in a fun way

[Lizzie]

I wish govt was half as organized as these mice.