Mice on Ice[MICE ON ICE][Paperback]

I Like to Read

by Rebecca Emberley

Mice on Ice <> Paperback <> RebeccaEmberley <> HolidayHouse

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Storytime, Fiction, Cats, Juvenile

Paperback

First published August 1, 2012

Reviews

[Elisabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first one in the "I Like to Read" series that read like an easy reader - kind of a meh story. However the illustrations were great and there was a lot of other "stuff" happening in the book.

[Aaliyah · Rating 5 out of 5]

We have read this book several times over the past few weeks. Repetition is key! :)

[Cosette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Normally I would hate this type of book, but it's an excellent book for a new reader!! Yay!

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can picture kids loving this story because it has bright colors and is simple enough for them to read on their own. The narrative, in my opinion, is lacking in excitement. This is most likely not a book I read aloud in class, but rather one I assign to the students to read on their own. This book has simple terms that are easy for children to absorb and understand. There are rhymes, it's brightly colored, and the mice wear amusing outfits. To match with her abstract pictures, the illustrator used a lively and vibrant color palette.

[Sunah Chung · Rating 2 out of 5]

In Mice on Ice, mice were skating on the ice. And their movement left the carved lines on the ice. They realized that the carved lines shape a form of a cat. The cat came to life and skated with mice.
The simple rhyming texts could be a good help for young readers to enjoy the book as well as learn the language. But at the same time, the story was a bit absurd and fantastical. The colorful drawings resembled the artworks of cutting and pasting origami papers like a collage.

[Ciana Froemming]

Mice on Ice by Rebecca and Ed Emberley is a very short early reader book. It is about mice who go ice skating and create a cat on the ice with their ice skate lines. This was a very cute and simple read for any child that is just starting to read. It used great sight words and rhyming. The illustrations also were incorporated into the story very well. They added to the story since there were very few words. There were different mice coat colors and a cat to add to the diversity of this book.

[Emily Lisowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

A simple rhyming book about mice who ice skate. They skate until they see a cat carved into the ice. Suddenly the cat skates along with them. It didn't have a very good thought out plot, but an early reader may enjoy this.

[Rich Farrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the artwork of the Emberley’s and this being my first book in this easy reader series it definitely made me want to check out more. The book has short declarative sentences with a lot of visual appeal around it.

[EclispeWolf · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would suggest this book for anyone who is just learning to read, each page has 3-5 pages in it. The story is about mice who skate on ice,and the scratch marks they made on the ice was kinda like a sculpture of a cat then it comes to life and stuff. But, I really think younger kids would enjoy this. This is also a really good bedtime story!

[Liz Rapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good easy reader.

[Seema Rao · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book with the classic Emberley graphic sensibility of Mice who play and skate.

[Jean Doolittle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very weak story

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very short on story line with incredibly sparse text, but the illustrations are fun!

[Syntha Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent beginning reader that would also work for storytime

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, easy text with bright, bold illustrations.

2020 storytime theme: Skating (FB Live)

Reviewed from a library copy.

[Haaley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the bright colors used in the illustrations

[Lavender Threads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute art, basic rhymes.

[Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the illustrations in this book. My daughter loved learning to read this one!

[Camille · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 7 year old liked the book. He liked the simple storyline with the mice and ice. He appreciated the pictures.

[Hilary · Rating 2 out of 5]

Award-winning illustrator Ed Emberley and his daughter Rebecca have created a beginning reader featuring colorful, stylized ice-skating mice and a surprise skater. In addition to the appealing, cheerful illustrations, rhyming text comprised of controlled vocabulary encourages new readers to enjoy the simple story. Astute readers may notice that the increasingly elaborate tracings left on the ice by the skates form a clue to answer the text’s question: “Someone is waiting./What is this?/What is that?” The lines depict a cat’s face and then the real cat joins the ice skating party. “The cat with a hat skates with mice on ice./Nice!” concludes the text.

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very few rhyming lines comprise the text of this winter romp; the title says it all. Colorfully dressed and overly cute mice go ice skating. Their skating maneuvers create all sorts of designs on the ice. But the “someone is waiting” line should put readers on alert. The mice look down, and (Oh, no!) their skates have created the outline of a cat. Surprise!! The cat comes to life, but no need to worry. It joins in the fun of skating. The large font and spare text are suited to beginning and pre-readers. The bright, angular paper collage illustrations are distinctly Emberley. Even the end pages reflect the winter scene. The book is a great bit of fun.

[Romelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I set a different standard when I rate I Like To Read Books as oppose to regular picture books. There is only so much plot you can add to this genre. Having said this, I Like To Read Book by Holiday House is a perfect picture book for the emerging reader. Simple words and rhyme. Bold colors and geometric lines. As simple as it is, the story has suspense and a nice twist in the end. This book with sparse words will boost the confidence of the young reader. Recommended for 3-4 year old readers. Short and sweet.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

My four-year-old son checked this book out from the library yesterday.

My son picked this book because of the artwork on the cover. It is pretty outstanding artwork. And very eye-catching. This book is an "I Can Read Book" so it reads like an "I Can Read Book", with a very simple storyline and lots of repetitive. The artwork -- that outstanding, eye-catching artwork -- elevates this book above most "I Can Read Books".

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mice on ice would not be a book to read to children for a lesson, but would be a good book to read for the holidays; most likely Christmas. It was a good book, beause it shows the mice skating on the ice and drawing all of these pictures on it (a cat and then a hat on the cat). Then in the end the cat is skating with the mice on the ice, and the end of the book can be determined in so many ways that if the book went on, what it would be. Overall, great book!

[Danielle Butler · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could see children enjoying this story because it has bold colors and may be easy for the children to read alone. It is cute watching the mice skate around the ice, and the cat joining them. In my opinion, there is not much excitement in the story. This would more than likely not be a book I read aloud in class but one I use to allow the children to read alone.

[Kayla Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has very easy words for kids to comprehend and understand. There are rhymes, it is very colorful, and the mice dress funny. The pictures will capture the children's interest because the book is made up of many colors. Children will love to read this book because they will be able to enjoy all the illustrations and the colors.

[Great Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mice skating on ice find they are not alone, the surprise skater is a cat wearing a hat. The stylized, colorful mice express the fun. Award winning illustrator, Ed Emberley, and daughter, Rebecca, have created a simple story just right for beginner readers. Reviewer 17

[Teresa Scherping Moulton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Admittedly, the vocabulary was meant to be very simple, but the text doesn't do much at all. The rhymes are pretty obvious and nothing much happens. The illustrations are colorful but didn't strike me as particularly interesting.

[Karen A. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sort of a dissapointment but still has the clever play with shapes and colors that matches the equally playful words. Good rhymes. I only wish the cat had added a little spice and chased the mice on the ice....better plot I think.

[Gina Diloreto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Emberley, R. "Mice on ice". (2012). New York: Scholastic.

An easy to read story with little text. A very good choice for a child who is just beginning to read on their own. The illustrations are interesting. They are kind of Picasso-style.