Tiny's Big Adventure

by Martin Waddell, John Lawrence (Illustrator)

Tiny sees things he has never seen before when his sister Katy Mouse takes him up the knobbly tree, along the top bar of the gate and to the corn field for the first time: snails, spiders, rabbits, pheasants, a tractor - and even an old boot!

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Adventure, Childrens, Nature

26 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_W...

Also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton

Martin Waddell is the author of more than one hundred books for young readers.

Awards: Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing (2004).

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rescued from a pile of books packed away to go up to the attic, good job I needed the box they were in, they’ve gone back to a shelf now.

We bought this one from a library sale long ago. The illustrations are good, they look like a mixture of screen print and Lino cut. The storyline isn’t so strong, this would have been better as a picture book without text. My children always enjoyed this one and cute mouse adventure stories are always fun!

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 3 out of 5]

5* art
2* story

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really liked the illustrations and the little details such as the spider waving to the mice. That was cute. The story was alright. It was cute how they went on a fun adventure, but I feel like the illustrations spoke more than the story itself. I also wasn't a fan of the ending and I didn't really understand who Katy Mouse was. Was she a friend? She was drawn bigger than the tiny mouse and that makes sense, but it looked like Katy Mouse was the mother and I feel like the story would have been slightly better if it was a mom and her tiny son.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh I love this book! The illustrations are so gorgeous - engraving style - this would be a fab resource to show children the style and perhaps use it to recreate nature pictures using printing techniques. The story is lovely too. The tale of two mice - brother and sister - exploring a corn field. There are links to geography and science (esp at KS1 level) and some brilliant vocabulary that you could draw out too.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cozy picture book about a little brother mouse and his big sister who go exploring and get separated. Little mouse gets scared and is comforted by his sister. The story is simply told and the large illustrations (vinyl engravings, water color washes, and printed wood textures) are lovely.

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly the story is very simple and could have been expanded a bit. But the pictures oh my word, I would have this book on my shelf just for the pictures. Each page is absolutely stunning and gorgeously Illustrated.

[Kifflie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming picture book story featuring Tiny, a young mouse, and his big sister exploring the world around them. Sister is always there to calm Tiny when his fears of the unknown get the better of him.

[Ramona Cantaragiu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this one for the illustrations. The story is about a little mouse who goes to the field with his sister. He is scared by everything but his sister explains that there is nothing to worry about. And they play. That's about it.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice art but unimpressive story.

[Miss Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

I really liked the woodcut-style illustrations and the story was decent. Very eye-catching.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story, loved the illustrations, and we especially loved that the sister mouse's name is Katy. <3

[matchaflor · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of Tiny and his big sister Katy was cute. Wish it had a little more substance. The illustrations were beautiful though.

[Tina Hoggatt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A mouse adventure in the wheat field. Beautiful woodcut illustrations.

[Barrett Homeschool · Rating 4 out of 5]

My youngest loves this book and we’ve been reading it before nap and bedtime most days. I love the illustrations, and the story is simple and sweet.

[Hanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet basic story of tiny mouse encountering the big wide world, loosing his sister and getting intimidated and then feeling relieved when she is back. I liked the woodcut art a lot.

[Krista · Rating 5 out of 5]

2 mice go on a big adventure. Fun story!

[Jane G Meyer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this story was poorly told overall, with only a trace of inventive language. Tiny mouse heads out on an adventure with his mouse sister, Katy, and discovers a few scary things and gets lost playing hide-and-seek. A typical plot, which is fine, but here's a page out of the text:

"What's that, Katy Mouse?"
Tiny asked. "Is it an owl?"
"It's a pheasant," Katy said.
"Owls come out only at night."

I'm sorry, but there's just no juice, nor fun in that very plain exchange. I did like the made up name for one of the mouse games, "Climb-a-stalk." But the others? "hide-and-go-seek-mouse,"climb-the-tractor," "sit-on-the-seat," and "you-can't-catch-me-mouse?"

Waddell is the author of the Little Bear books, which also are quite plain, when it comes to word choice.

It was the illustrations by John Lawrence that made the book passable and interesting, and which initially attracted me because of the cover. With bold colors and a unique style using vinyl and wood engravings, the look of each page was really lovely, calming, yet full of movement. I'm going to check out more books illustrated by this fella. I'm sorry he had such a plain text to work from...

[Sarah M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book are really interesting.Tiny mouse learns that he is big enough to go out to the wheat field, but he isn't big enough to be there on his own. The story reflects on a relationship between a sister and a brother, and how the older sister is the one who introduces her younger brother to the world.

[Gail · Rating 1 out of 5]

My two year old daughter was not interested in this book and I think the reason was the pictures. As an adult, I like the woodcut style, but I think that it is hard to discern important parts of the illustrations because they are lost int he detail and texture of the page.

[TwoDrinks · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book's story isn't great to be honest but what has generated a four star review from me is the illustrations. Oh. My. Word. They. Are. Wonderful. The illustrator has used a mixture of lithograph and collage of lithograph to do the illustrations. And they are stunning.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

a sweet semi basic storybook about a little mouse and his friend. He's learning about things in his environment and what and what not to be scared of. Learning to be observant around him but still have fun. Great lesson to teach little ones who love to be outside!

[Kelsey]

Family: Sibling comraderie

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

September 2012

[Janae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable illustrations with a very simple story of two mice exploring a wheat field. My toddler loved it and it's a cozy read:)

[Michelle Farella · Rating 2 out of 5]

Beautiful drawings, meh story.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

skill!

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The woodcut illustrations are nice.