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Walsh, Ellen Stoll
12 Reviews
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Two mice make a teeter-totter. With one on each end, it balances perfectly. But along come a salamander, two frogs, etc. With a lively yet minimal text, Walsh tells a dynamic story while introducing some basic science suited to slightly older tots. Her cut-and-torn-paper collages impressively balance composition, color, and narrative content; no impact is lost in this nicely repackaged board-book edition.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
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September, 2010
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Walsh's familiar mouse characters look for Jumper after he disappears "somewhere between the log and the pond" during a game of hide-and-seek. Textured collages in earthy hues show the rodents searching the wooded landscape, while a simple, brief text makes prepositions accessible to the youngest children: "inside the cave... / and outside... / and below the fallen tree," etc.
Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty
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Two mice make a teeter-totter. With one mouse on each end, it balances perfectly. But along come a salamander, two frogs, etc., who want in on the fun. Walsh (Mouse Paint) tells a dynamic story while introducing some basic science. Her cut-and-torn-paper collages impressively balance composition, color, and narrative content. A lively yet minimal text supports the tale beautifully.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
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September, 2010
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A cat chases three mice (Mouse Paint) into a pile of brightly colored shapes. Once the cat leaves, the mice amuse themselves by combining the shapes into a house, a tree, the cat, and more intimidating versions of themselves. The shape concept is clearly and attractively presented with paper collages on white backgrounds.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
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July, 2007
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Translated by F. Isabel Campoy.
In Walsh's classic stories about clever little white mice, three mice learn about primary colors and outfox a cat (Pintura), and ten mice outsmart a hungry snake (Cuenta). The small trim size of these well-translated Spanish-language board books is perfect for little hands, although the pictures are also quite tiny. Review covers these titles: Cuenta de ratón and Pintura de ratón.
Reviewer: Tim Wadham
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Ten clever mice outsmart a hungry snake who counts from one to ten as he collects the sleeping mice in a jar--and then counts back down as the mice escape. The simple text and graphics make this an ideal lap-size board book.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
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May, 1991
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Translated by F. Isabel Campoy.
In Walsh's classic stories about clever little white mice, three mice learn about primary colors and outfox a cat (Pintura), and ten mice outsmart a hungry snake (Cuenta). The small trim size of these well-translated Spanish-language board books is perfect for little hands, although the pictures are also quite tiny. Review covers these titles: Cuenta de ratón and Pintura de ratón.
Reviewer: Tim Wadham
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Two engaging mice detectives, Dot and Jabber, search for bugs who are "hiding in plain sight." An amusing take on camouflage, this picture book, illustrated with expressive torn-paper collage, is part of a series that has the two mice explore elementary science questions in a mystery format.
Reviewer: Jim St. Claire
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In their second book, two mouse detectives investigate why a stream has suddenly stopped flowing. Hiking upstream, they discover that branches and leaves downed in the previous day's storm are blocking the water. Illustrated with handsome cut-paper collages, this nature mystery, with its touches of humor, has appeal for preschoolers. An author's note offers more information about dams.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert
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Two mice investigate why an oak sapling is growing so far away from the nearest oak tree. Eventually they solve the mystery by observing a squirrel burying an acorn. Walsh delivers her nature lesson with a light touch; an endnote provides more information about how acorns get transported. The cut-paper collages offer a rich array of textures, patterns, and woodsy colors.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert
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Taking on a more complex concept than in her other Mouse books, Walsh shows a crow "wizard" performing color-related optical illusions for Kit the mouse. The apparent movement of the complementary color combinations is easy to see against the white backgrounds, but the simple, cut-paper collage artwork suggests an audience too young to fully appreciate the principles behind the "magic."
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann
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With a few words and her trademark cut-paper collage illustrations, Walsh tells the story of Pete, who presumes to be a flamingo but who looks suspiciously like an alligator. He eventually discovers that he's different but the same, and his unflappable flamingo playmates agree: "You always have been." A very clever book about accepting the differences in others and in yourself.
Reviewer: Nancy Vasilakis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 1998
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