Hello once again, I hope this review finds you excited about the school year ending and summer approaching quickly as ever! Those of us Mommies with children know that when summer arrives so does Summer Reading Lists and other Summer Reading Programs. Some kids find this the boring part of summer while others get excited to live a new adventure in a new book every summer. I am lucky to have a son that loves to read adventurous books and surprisingly, he also loves to read books on the history of WW2. I was happy to accept the offer to review the book MOUSEHEART as soon as I was given the opportunity because of my sons love of reading. My oldest son Cody is going to be turning 13 years old this summer and although that is on the higher age end of the age range for this book I knew that he would be interested in reading it.
As soon as I took MOUSEHEART out of the box it had arrived in and brought it to Cody, I saw his eyes light up with interest and excitement! He was so excited he couldn’t wait and I think he gave me a paper cut when he ripped it out of my hands and ran up to his room to start on it. He did not want to waste a moment and wanted to dive right into the excitement of Hoppers adventures in MOUSEHEART. I walked away feeling like such a proud mommy, that I had done something right with raising this one. I know that we have all had that feeling in our hearts before and we will have them more and more as they grow up into their own individual adult personalities! Let me tell you that my son, the boy who learned to read late and has struggled with it almost his entire life, he finished all of MOUSEHEART in less than a week. It took him 5 days to come to me with MOUSEHEART in his hands and tell ame how much he really loved it. He told me that he wanted to start reading the next MOUSEHEART book in the series if there is one. I am just so happy that he enjoyed reading MOUSEHEART and that it left him wanting to read more! It takes a lot to keep that kid interested in something for more than 15-20 minutes at a time. I would recommend MOUSEHEART to a mommy with a child that needs excitement in the story in order to finish reading the book that they had started.
MOUSEHEART
by Lisa Fiedler, Illustrated by Vivienne To
In stores May 20, 2014
BRAGWORTHY FACTS ABOUT MOUSEHEART:
“Hopper is just an ordinary pet-shop mouse—until he escapes. Soon he finds himself below the bustling streets of Brooklyn, deep within the untamed tangles of transit tunnels, and in Atlantia, a glorious utopian rat civilization.But all is not as it seems. Hopper misses Pinkie and Pup, the siblings he lost in the escape attempt. Atlantia is constantly threatened by roving rebels who wish to bring the city to its knees. And there are cats everywhere, cats who would normally eat a rodent in a second, but leave the rats unharmed . . . and no one can seem to answer why. Soon Hopper is caught in the crosshairs of an epic battle, one that spans generations and species. As the clashes rage, Hopper learns terrible, extraordinary secrets. Deadly secrets about Atlantia, painful secrets about his friends, and one powerful secret about himself.”
BRAGWORTHY FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
“Lisa Fiedler is the author of several novels for children and young adults. She divides her time between Connecticut and the Rhode Island seashore, where she lives happily with her very patient husband, her brilliant and beloved daughter, and their two incredibly spoiled golden retrievers.”
BRAGWORTHY FACTS ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:
“Vivienne To has illustrated several books, including The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins and the Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective series by Octavia Spencer. As a child, she had two pet mice escape. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia, with her partner and her ginger cat. Visit her at VivienneTo.com.
After Cody had finished reading MOUSEHEART I took him to all the websites that are associated with MOUSEHEART so he could go beyond the story in the book and learn more about the world below Brooklyns streets and where Hopper lives. You can experience the same things if you would like by visiting the official #MOUSEHEART website at www.mouseheart.com. You Can Also Follow Simon Kids on Twitter and Facebook.
MOUSEHEART by Lisa Fiedler Gets Bragging Rights!!!
