Mice and Beans

Rosa Maria lives in a small house with a small yard. But she has a big heart, a big family, and more than anything she loves to cook big meals for them. "When there's room in the heart, there's room in the house, except for a mouse." That's what her mother always said, so for one week as Rosa Maria meticulously prepares for her youngest grandchild's birthday party, she takes extra care in tidying her kitchen. But strangely, important items -- like her wooden spoon, her big bolsa for grocery shopping, and even her mousetraps -- keep disappearing!Readers will delight in uncovering the clues that reveal a family of mice are preparing for a birthday party of their own, and in the last picture, readers can search for all the items that have previously disappeared.Vibrant paintings with brilliant comic touches, a winsome main character, jaunty rhythms, and playful refrains make Mice and Beans a feast for the eyes and ears.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 09/01/2001
ISBN: 9780439183031
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 11.26h x 7.89w x 0.40d
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2001 pg. 1131
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2001 pg. 79
Booklist 09/15/2001 pg. 233
School Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 130
Multicultural Review 03/01/2002 pg. 103
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1234
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 57 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 57 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 57947 / Mice and Beans
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5