The Mouse Who Reached the Sky

by Petr Horáček

A beautifully illustrated and charming story about Little Mouse and her friends from the much loved and award-winning Petr Horacek, an illustrator described by the Washington Post as "the thinking tot's Eric Carle". What is that beautiful red, shiny thing hanging from the tree? Little Mouse thinks it's a marble, but Mole is sure it's a balloon and Rabbit says it's a ball. None of them can reach it by themselves, so how will they discover what it really is? Enjoy lifting the flap to reveal the tasty surprise at the end.Please ask if you need a specific version. The data provided here may not be correct. With buying and not asking you are accepting the book as is.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Animals, Childrens, Friendship

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2015

About the author

Petr Horáček is the author-illustrator of Look Out, Suzy Goose and Silly Suzy Goose, as well as Run, Mouse, Run!; Bird, Fly High; A New House for Mouse; and Strawberries Are Red. He lives in England.

Reviews

[Mya Motley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend this book for younger children such as 2nd graders through kindergarteners. This book is intended for children who are trying to understand the value of helping one another. The main characters of this book are a mouse and 2 other animals (Mole and a Rabbit) who help one another to reach the "red thing" in the tree. I loved the illustrations and sound effects written in the book. Some themes you can get from this book are helping, sharing is caring, and kindness. I would have this book in my library in hopes my students will understand that helping others is beneficial for all.

[Bmack · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a great story for a fruit or food theme. The adorable mouse sees a shiny red round thing in the tree and wants to play with it but he can't reach it. He asks his friends one at a time to help him reach it and they each think it is something else. By working together they are able to get many of them to fall out of the tree and they realize they are yummy cherries. Love the illustrations and the story

[Theediscerning · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest there are few flaps to lift and so on - I say this only as the front cover kind of implies there are. I've seen stories about animals collaborating to one end that go to greater lengths in progression, but this is a reasonable purchase. Dream on! Three and a half stars.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Mouse enlists the help of her friends to reach the round red object she sees in the tree.

[SRA Racho · Rating 4 out of 5]

A que sabe la luna
El pastel esta tan arriba

[Krista · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love everything Petr Horacek does and this was no exception. The story coveys the message of determination and friendship and is perfect for predicting and open ended discussions. Mixed media illustrations paired with the cut out, lift the flap and panels make this story perfect for even the youngest readers. If I did story as a flannel board I would probably change the cherry to an apple.

[Jillian · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was cute - even if it's the kind of story you've heard before. The illustrations were very well done. But the book is advertised as "A Peek-Through Story Book," and that's just not the case. There's a cutout in the cover, and there is exactly one page inside with a cutout. There's also one fold-out page.
(Also, the back cover gives a concise summary of the whole book, so if you're in a hurry, you could read that to the kiddos and call it good.)

[John Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mouse spies a red object in a tree, but can't reach it, so she asks her friend mole and then her other friend Rabbit to help. Each thinks the shiny red object it something different, but when they cooperate to retrieve it, they get a very pleasant surprise. Nice illustrations and simple text help entertain little readers while getting across the idea that asking for help can bring what you want, and sometimes more.

[Kristin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is advertised as a peekaboo book, but only has one page, other than the cover, that has a cut out. It has one lift flap page, but I was pretty disappointed that it wasn't more interactive for little hands. The story is cute and the pictures are nice, but I felt like it was a lie to call it a peekaboo book when it's not.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mouse mistakes an apple for a shiny red marble hanging in the tree. Try as he might, he can't reach it. So he enlists the help of his friends mole and rabbit and each mistakes the apple for something else. In the end, they all team up, which brings plenty of apples to their level.

Vibrant mixed media illustrations. Good read aloud for toddler and PreK-2.

[Beth Vredenburg · Rating 3 out of 5]

One peek through page and one lift the flap. Seems there should be more. The cherries at the end are true size while the animals are smaller than actual. This makes the cherries seem like apples. cherries rather than apples are a surprise at the end of a prek book. But anyway, Love Horacek's illustrations as always,

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

One morning, Little Mouse spots something red and shiny hanging from a branch. Too short to get it herself, she calls her friends Mole and Rabbit to help out. A delightful tale of teamwork and unexpected rewards.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kids are never going to guess that it was a cherry. They'll think it was an apple. I don't know if that's good or bad. And as far as I could see there's only one peek-through in the book so that's not a selling point.

[Joan Arbogast · Rating 4 out of 5]

The artwork is gorgeous. Great color, texture, expressive. The cut-out on the cover is an added touch, true to Candlewick's attention to detail. This story of friends working together to accomplish something is perfect for preschoolers and read-aloud audiences.

[Abbey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very typical of Mr Horacek's beautiful work. Mouse and her friends are just adorable.

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple and charming with bright, distinctive illustrations.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henry finds this very funny - age 2.5

[CorinneMC · Rating 5 out of 5]

mice, trees, fruit, friends, food

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring and with a moderately disappointing ending. Loved the colors, though. Ages 2-4.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

a cute story about teamwork. Not quite a peek-through storybook, more of a simple cut out. Could be an amusing quick read-- but nothing too exciting.

[Kelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story about working together. Nice illustrations.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read aloud for preschool story time. Predicting outcomes, identifying objects and encouraging cooperation.

[Steph]

Turn/Level: 2/2

Helping friends, Teamwork, Mice, Mole, Rabbit

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Could be used for "friends" and/or the color RED theme.