Pip & Squeak - Winter Picture Books

Pip & Squeak
Written and Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr
(Scholastic Inc., 2007)

What do mice love? Cheese.

Join Pip and Squeak, two adorable mice, as they race to make it to a birthday party for their friend, Gus. But guess who forgot the present of cheese? Pip! Now what to do?

Pip and Squeak find a solution and continue to the party. Read Pip & Squeak to find out if the make-do gift was successful. Readers will love the world as seen through the eyes of tiny mice.

KID KANDY:

Schoenherr does a fabulous job of illustrating this book from the viewpoint of the mice. What does it look like to be small in a big world? Hint: Most children are already aware of this, as their viewpoint of life is from a height of below our waist!

~ Hit the floor, everyone. Crawl around on hands and knees to see how things appear from down low. What can you reach? What do you see that you don't normally see? How hard is it to get around?

~ Go even lower. Wriggle worm style on the floor. Now what can you see? What can you reach (or not)?

~ Dig out a dollhouse and play with little people figures. Imagine you are as small as Pip and Squeak.


Angie Quantrell writes picture books, blogs, takes photos, and chases her naughty kitties off of the counters. Books come to life in her imagination and litter all spaces in her home. If it weren't for all of her books, Angie could live in a one room house.