The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Ellwand, David , Ellwand, Ruth

Midas Mouse

32 pp. | Lothrop | September, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-688-16745-4 $$14.95

(3) K-3 Photographs by David Ellwand. In this photographic picture book inspired by Greek myth, Midas Mouse ventures out into the sunlight for the first time and wishes that everything he touches would turn to gold. A matte gold overlay on the well-composed black-and-white photographs makes the transformed objects stand out; little gold pawprints prance across the white spaces. Unusual graphic design and smooth writing combine for a remarkable offering.

Reviewer: Anne St. John