The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Stolz, Mary

Belling the Tiger

32 pp. | Running | August, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-7624-1889-3 $$15.95
New ed. (1961, Harper)

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Pierre Pratt. This Newbery Honor book, originally published as a short chapter book with black-and-white illustrations by Beni Montresor, is reissued here as a picture book, with splashy full-color art. An appealing family read-aloud, the book will keep parents amused with its sly, tongue-in-cheek text, and the dangerous exploits of the two unlikely mouse heroes will have children rooting for their success.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: August, 1961