BRODERICK.

by Edward Ornondroyd

Broderick the mouse learns how to surf.

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1969

Reviews

[Jovon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so fun to read and it is my favorite book and I love the author so I want to meet her or him.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun picture book that provides connections to other books about mice which my kids knew and were excited to hear mentioned in a different book. Cute read, being from the Midwest, my ignorance of surfing kept it from being a 5 star book.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 1 out of 5]

The dedication says, "Evan said, 'You could write a story about that,' so I did." And it reads like a bedtime story told to a child. There is very little detail -- it sort of glosses over things, describes them broadly, and doesn't use much in-the-moment or evocative detail or moments. There's a book theme, but that doesn't last. Again, reads like a spur-of-the-moment bedtime story, and I'm not a fan.

There are a few cool illustrations though -- specifically the one that looks like The Wave.

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

I give props to the book for the protagonist loving books. Then the story veers a little randomly into a surfing story, but returns to the book theme at the end. It's surprisingly verbose for a picture book with most pages filled with lots of small type. Cute but nothing special.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mouse discovers he has a passion for surfing. He does. The illustrations are good, it is written well, just didn't grab my passion.