Mouse TV

by Matt Novak

Each member of the Mouse family wants to watch something different on television, but they discover a solution to their problem one night when the television does not work

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals

45 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mouse family can never agree on what to watch . . . until the day the TV breaks.
Cute story with fun illustrations by the author.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mouse TV has an engaging comedic quality and a meaningful theme. The book begins by laying out the frustrations of a mouse family in which each member wants to watch a different kind of TV show. One night, the TV doesn't work and the mouse family takes entertainment into their own hands. The book captures the message of the value of experiencing adventures together over watching a TV. The illustrations were consistently funny and could be enjoyed by kids and adults alike.

I would recommend this book for more independent or advanced young readers who can work to tease apart the intricacies of the humor on their own. The illustrations are displayed in small panels, often with six different illustrations on one page, so this book is not ideal for a group read aloud.

[Bailey Mruzik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a simple book, as it is about a family of mice who can't decide what to watch on television, because every family member wants to watch something different. It takes place in the family's home and the characters are the family members (Papa and Mama mouse, Laszlo, Emily, Pinky, Melba, Sally, Elmer, Hilda, Zeke). One night, the tv stopped working and the family decided to do other activities like play games and sing songs. When it was time for the mice to go to bed, Papa read all the kids a story. They enjoyed it greatly because it contained no commercials like tv does.
Since this book doesn't have many words, most of the pages are filled with pictures and that is the main reason why this has always been a favorite book of mine. I believe the artist in this book did an exceptional job bringing to life the words on each page, and how they did it was when each character was introduced and it said what type of shows they liked, almost the entire page was pictures of those types of shows.
I gave this book 5 stars first of all because it is a childhood favorite of mine. Another reason is that I am someone that would rather enjoy pictures instead of only reading. The pictures in this book did a lot for me and the simplicity of the words with the details in the pictures are what made me rate this book 5 stars.

[Tiffany · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was mostly illustrations, but it had a decent story most humans could relate to. Honestly, I was a little disgusted by the thought of mice acting as humans would. In real life, if I witnessed mice doing the activities drawn in this book, I would probably vomit. I think mice would mostly want to find food and not dress-up or watch TV.

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Mouse family can never agree on what to watch on TV. It causes some problems. When the TV breaks down one night, they find there are so many other things to do.

Great for “Turn Off your TV” week.

[Caro y Brady Cronin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love SO MUCH his book!!

[Fjóla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humour! Each member of the mouse family has its own preference, when it comes to watching TV (mouse TV, by the way!) Between action, comedy, history, mystery, science, horror, music, sports, education, travel ... how do you go about pleasing everyone. There's not a lot of words here, the detailed illustrations say it all, but this may be most appropriate for 4 - 8 year olds, they will want to linger over the pictures.

[N · Rating 2 out of 5]

So I didn't really see the moral coming and was kind of appalled at how much time the lil rodents were spending with their whiskers glued to the set. But even after the tv broke and the mice were left to their own devices, I was still left with the feeling that watching television is the centerpiece of family life.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it because it liked showed mice who when they couldn't watch TV they decided to explore and have adventures. It made it so that there were no commercials and nobody argued about what to watch.

[Juliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looovve this book about a mouse family who watches TV constantly and argues about what to watch until the baby steals the TV tube and the family is left to be creative with their time.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book because sometimes when something isn't working, you can learn to explore something else.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter really enjoyed the illustrations.

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

quirky and cute!

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun plot. Not too many words on each page. Not too few. My son spends a lot of time looking at the illustrations...which include many things to read! This is a must to try with your children.

[Ricci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Storytime 2-26-15

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book for 3/4 graders - illustrated like a cartoon with funny illustrations....very simple sentences.

Good book that Sergio really enjoyed looking at.