The Mouse of Amherst

A mouse's-eye-view of Emily Dickinson

When a mouse named Emmaline takes up residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom, she wonders what it is that keeps Emily scribbling at her writing table throughout the day and into the night. Emmaline sneaks a look, and finds that it's poetry Inspired, Emmaline writes her own first poem and secretly deposits it on Emily's desk. Emily answers with another poem, and a lively exchange begins. In this charming and fanciful introduction to Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Spires demonstrates the power of poetry to express our deepest feelings, while Claire A. Nivola's delicate pencil drawings capture the intricacies of life in Emily's world. Included are eight of Dickinson's most loved poems, with seven corresponding poems by Emmaline that are sure to bring out the poet in any child.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 04/09/2001
ISBN: 9780374454111
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 7.32h x 5.09w x 0.19d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/19/2001 pg. 102

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 34840 / Mouse of Amherst
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1