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Alexander and the wind-up mouse  Cover Image Book Book

Alexander and the wind-up mouse / by Leo Lionni.

Summary:

Alexander, a real mouse, wants to be a toy mouse like his friend Willy until he discovers Willy is to be thrown away.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385755511 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780385755511 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 37 pages : colour illustrations.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [1997]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1969.
Target Audience Note:
"Grades 1-3"--Page [4] of cover.
"F&P text level L"--Page [4] of cover.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 4.99
Awards Note:
Caldecott honor book
Subject: Mice > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Toys > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch JE Lionn 31681002593085 EASYREAD Checked out 06/25/2025

  • Baker & Taylor
    Alexander, a real mouse, wants to be a toy mouse like his friend Willy until he discovers Willy is to be thrown away.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Originally published in 1969, this Caldecott Honor-winning title about the magic of friendship is now available as a Step Into Reading title and is sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers. Simultaneous.
  • Random House, Inc.
    Leo Lionni’s Caldecott Honor–winning story about the magic of friendship is now available as a Step 3 Step into Reading book—perfect for children who are ready to read on their own.
     
    Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled? thinks Alexander, who wishes he could be a wind-up mouse, too. Lionni’s enduringly popular story makes a winning addition to the Step into Reading line, letting young children enjoy this classic all by themselves.

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