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Lionni, Leo

The Greentail Mouse

32 pp. | Knopf | February, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-375-82399-9 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-375-92399-3 $$17.99
1973, Pantheon
(4) K-3 A colony of mice decide to have their own Mardi Gras celebration. Hidden behind fierce masks, they begin to believe that they really are ferocious animals. Their community is filled with hate and suspicion until a mouse from outside convinces them to take off their masks and become themselves again. The art is gorgeous, but this fable's message is unclear.
Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: April, 1974

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