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Audiobook Review – Out, Mouse!

Out, Mouse! by Valerie L. Edgar is a super cute story of a man writing letters to the mice in his cottage with suggestions of other places they might live. I listened to this audiobook with my five-year-old and really enjoyed this light, humorous story. I really liked the narrator’s dialogue delivery, although the prose seemed a touch choppy. At 32 minutes long, it was about the right length for my five-year-old’s attention span and he seemed to easily follow the plot, laughing as the mice kept rejecting Finn’s suggestions. It definitely made me smile as well!

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My five-year-old’s review is as follows: I enjoyed it some (as averse to: I didn’t like it or I enjoyed it a whole lot), it was funny, almost like a movie. I asked him if there was anything he didn’t like, and he said no. I would totally recommend this to any kids from the ages of 4-7. Thanks so much to IBPA and NetGalley for for the free ARC listen!

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Five-year-old rating

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Book Review – A Difficult Thing

A Difficult Thing: The Importance of Making Mistakes is a tiny story of pictures has a good message and beautiful artwork. I picked it up because admitting mistakes is definitely a message I want to impart my 5yo and 3yo. The story shows one child working hard to help another sad child fix his broken wagon so they can play happily together again. I wouldn’t say it so much shows “The Importance of Admitting Mistakes” since it doesn’t show the fixer/helper child breaking the wagon to begin with – the wagon just starts off broken.

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But my 5yo said he liked it “a whole lot”, and it was his second favorite of the four new books we read today. I would totally recommend this to any kids from the ages of 2-4. Thanks to Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley for the free ARC!

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