Pizza Mouse

Paperback
$7.99 US
9"W x 9"H x 0.1"D  
On sale Sep 05, 2017 | 32 Pages | 978-0-8234-3853-2
| Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile 170L
An easy reader inspired by the viral "pizza rat" YouTube video. Life is a challenge for a city mouse. Dogs, cats, and people are daily dangers. But when the whiskered hero of this story uncovers one of the greatest treats New York City has to offer a forager—a discarded slice of pepperoni pizza—the danger is all worth it! Now it’s up to the tiny Pizza Mouse to get the slice safely home to his family . . . via the A train, of course! Guided Reading Level D.

A Junior Library Guild selection!
Michael Garland has written and illustrated many books for children, including several bestsellers.  His titles include Fish Had a Wish, cited as one of the Top 25 Children's Books of the Year by Kirkus Reviews; Tugboat; and the I Like to Read® books Car Goes Far, Lost Dog, and Pizza Mouse. His work is frequently featured in the Society of Illustrators art show, and has won many honors.
"A satisfying treat for beginning readers everywhere."—School Library Journal
 
"The mean streets may have never looked so clean, but it still takes pluck and courage to survive them."—Kirkus Reviews

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An easy reader inspired by the viral "pizza rat" YouTube video. Life is a challenge for a city mouse. Dogs, cats, and people are daily dangers. But when the whiskered hero of this story uncovers one of the greatest treats New York City has to offer a forager—a discarded slice of pepperoni pizza—the danger is all worth it! Now it’s up to the tiny Pizza Mouse to get the slice safely home to his family . . . via the A train, of course! Guided Reading Level D.

A Junior Library Guild selection!

Author

Michael Garland has written and illustrated many books for children, including several bestsellers.  His titles include Fish Had a Wish, cited as one of the Top 25 Children's Books of the Year by Kirkus Reviews; Tugboat; and the I Like to Read® books Car Goes Far, Lost Dog, and Pizza Mouse. His work is frequently featured in the Society of Illustrators art show, and has won many honors.

Praise

"A satisfying treat for beginning readers everywhere."—School Library Journal
 
"The mean streets may have never looked so clean, but it still takes pluck and courage to survive them."—Kirkus Reviews

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