Books with title The Country Mouse and the City Mouse

Featuring three classic fables, Richard Scarry's 1961 Little Golden Book is now available for a new generation!The one and only Richard Scarry retells three beloved fables of Aesop in this must-have Little Golden Book, now back in print! Featuring The Country Mouse and the City Mouse, The Fox and the Crow, and The Dog and His Bone, this witty classic—previously only available in a story collection—is now available as a Little Golden Book.Little Golden Books have been loved by children for over 75 years. When they were first published in 1942, high-quality books for children hadn't been available at a price most people could afford. Little Golden Books changed that! Priced at just 25 cents and sold where people shopped every day, they caused an instant sensation and were soon purchased by the hundreds of thousands. Created by such talented writers as Margaret Wise Brown (author of Goodnight Moon) and Richard Scarry, Little Golden Books have helped millions of children develop a lifelong love of reading. Today, Little Golden Books feature beloved classics such as The Poky Little Puppy and Scuffy the Tugboat, hot licenses, and new original stories—the classics of tomorrow, ready to be discovered between their sturdy cardboard covers and gold-foil spines.

City Mouse turns up his nose at the Country Mouse’s simple home and plain food. Back at his house in the city, he treats his country cousin to a soft bed, beautiful gardens, and a buffet of delicious things to eat. Country Mouse is greatly impressed with City Mouse’s riches until he meets a cat and nearly loses his life in a mousetrap. City Mouse might have a beautiful home with fancy trappings, but Country Mouse prefers his own home where he has a cozy bed, healthy food, and a safe, peaceful life. Join Country Mouse and City Mouse in this modern-day retelling of a classic Aesop fable, to learn that peace and safety are more valuable than material possessions.

The Little Classics collection allows your child to discover the wonderful characters of beloved classic fairy tales. They will experience the magic of unforgettable adventures in these exciting stories. These imaginative books will encourage a lifetime love of reading. Features:Sturdy soft coverColorful imagesContemporary adaptations of beloved classicsPortable24 pages of fun!Collect them all!

A gorgeously illustrated and poetically written classic, set in a 1930s-era city at ChristmastimeRediscover the tale of the simple country mouse, magically retold by Helen Ward. Beguiled by his cousin’s amazing tales, the country mouse visits the electric city. Unfortunately the town mouse forgot to mention that the city has a lot of noise, tall buildings . . . and dangerous dogs! Helen Ward’s 1930s New York at Christmas is at once gorgeous and frighteningly busy. In the end the reader understands both why the town mouse loves his exciting life and why the country mouse is content with his peaceful home.

City Mouse and Country Mouse trade places. But will they like how the other lives? Social Studies Concepts Sight Words Phonics Recognizing differences between life in a city and life in the country and in a box from the said like to sleep Hard /c/, as in country Soft /c/, as in city Long vowel digraph /ea/, as in eats Vocabulary Words Related Learning Skills cheese seeds box nest cat owl Fables Compare and contrast Recognizing contractions, such as let's for let us Recognizing punctuation: quotation marks, exclamation point From the best-selling Learn to Read series Teachers and parents the world over can't be wrong! This popular and time-tested series has sold more than 20 million copies. Instill the love of reading and build self-confidence in young readers with these lively stories. Tied to content subject areas including math, science, and social studies, the 108 leveled readers in the series make the perfect compliment to any beginning reading program. Increase fluency, build vocabulary, and improve sight word knowledge with natural language, strong picture support, and easy-to-read repetitive text all while helping young readers master important early learning concepts tied directly to Common Core standards. Fiction: This book is a fiction book.

The country mouse is visiting his friend in the big city to see how extravagant life can be. For the first time, he basks in endless amounts of sweetmeats, champagne, and the finest cheeses a mouse could ever want. But when life at His Majesty’s Court starts to show its darker sides, the country mouse quickly learns that the town’s riches aren’t worth losing the peace and tranquility of his own quiet home. In this classic tale of two of friends, Paul Galdone’s gorgeous illustrations and simple prose remind us where we find life’s true treasures.