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Goodnight, Mice! – Frances Watts and Judy Watson (book review)

March 20, 2015 By Emily 6 Comments

Goodnight, Mice! / Frances Watts and Judy Watson

(ABC Books, 2013)

Goodnight-Mice-cover

This book and I didn’t get off to the best start. On the very first page, two rhyming paragraphs have different lengths and rhythms, and it threw me. When I read a rhyming book, especially when it’s aloud to my children, I like to find the rhythm early and stick with it.

But then the book settles into a steady rhythm, and into the bedtime routine for Mitzi, Billy, Clementine and baby Oliver. The routines are familiar, the relationships between the siblings, parents and grandparents adorable, and the familiar ‘mice’ rhyme pops up throughout. And the illustrations are oh-so-cute!

Goodnight-Mice-snippets

Goodnight, Mice! is a good read, and while it might not get a standing ovation from me, it certainly gets a round of applause. But my (four-and-a-half-year-old) daughter certainly gives it a standing ovation, with cries of, “Encore! ENCORE!”

In our house, it’s always read twice or thrice.
Then it’s time for bed. Goodnight, Hawker Mice.

Goodnight-Mice-final-page

Recommended for children aged three and up. You can buy Goodnight, Mice! from Booktopia here, or you can try your luck at your local Australia Post shop, where we picked it up together with three other titles for $14.95.

 

Have you read Goodnight, Mice!? What did you think?

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Filed Under: Book reviews, For children Tagged With: book review, children, Frances Watts, Goodnight Mice, Judy Watson, words

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Comments

  1. Grace says

    March 22, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    I’m like you – I need to find the rhyme early on in the book otherwise there’s almost no point. The illustrations look very cute, though.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 25, 2015 at 8:42 pm

      It threw me, but it’s just the first rhyme that’s different, then the book flies!

      Reply
  2. Malinda @mybrownpaperpackages says

    March 22, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    I hate reading kids books where the words don;t flow easily. Still looks like a cute story. #FYBF

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 25, 2015 at 8:42 pm

      It is super cute!

      Reply
  3. Maxabella says

    March 23, 2015 at 1:00 pm

    I don’t know what it is about them, but mice, bees and owls get me every single time. What a sweet book, but I don’t know if I can overlook a book without rhythm!! x

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 25, 2015 at 8:45 pm

      I may have to revisit this post – it’s just the first page. And there’s still rhythm, just two different rhythms! The first read was awkward – we’re on track now.

      Reply

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