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Fourteen Forest Mice #5

14隻老鼠去郊遊

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春のひざしのまぶしい日、14ひきは、おべんとうをもって、ぴくにっくにでかけます。つくしんぼの道を歩いて、小川を渡って、たんぽぽ野原でひとやすみ。第34回小学館絵画賞、第6回日本の絵本賞絵本にっぽん賞受賞作。

32 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 1986

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岩村 和朗

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905 reviews797 followers
February 12, 2020
Мышки очень славные, я выучила названия пары цветочков, но там ЖАБЫ! Несколько штук! На разных страницах!
Чуть не умерла, короче.
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October 31, 2008
I just love these Fourteen Forest Mice books by Kazuo Iwamura. The illustrations are detailed and lovely and the story is gentle and sweet. There isn't much action; this is more of a snapshot of an activity in a loving family of three generations. The books are hard to find; I got mine from one of the online used book stores.
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119 reviews
March 3, 2018
This family of 14 forest mice are on their way to a picnic in the meadow. They travel through the forest and see different plants and animals along the way. They have to cross a stream and one falls in (he's ok). They have a wonderful time.

What I liked: It's a quiet sweet story without any drama. The illustrations are pretty and detailed, but they are very muted colors. You can explain and look for things in the drawings while you read the story.

Didn't like: More (brighter) color would be a little more exciting to today's children. And the boy mice are the ones that didn't pay attention to the flowers, just the girls. So, a teensy bit sexist and stereotypical, but you could just say "some didn't pay any attention" if you are reading it aloud.

I do plan to read this to K-1 grades for my "Spring" month in the library. Lots of birds, butterflies, flowers and eggs and such that come with spring and we'll be covering those over the month.
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July 25, 2025
This is a cute book that follows a family of mice through the wilderness to find the perfect picnic spot.
110 reviews3 followers
August 15, 2008
Favorite part: When the mice found the meadow.
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July 8, 2011
Gentle book full of nature. My copy is called "The Family of Fourteen Go Picnicking"
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March 23, 2013
The lovely illustrations and gentle day in the life story of an outing by a multigenerational family of woodmice are a big hit at our house.
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