Five Nice Mice Build A House

The Five Nice Mice devise a creative solution to their housing dilemma, only to face an all too familiar challenge—in feline form Necessity is the mother of invention and this is exactly what the Five Nice Mice learn in their new adventure. They search for a new place to live because the cats in their neighborhood make life too dangerous. What they find is a mountain of things that have been discarded. The city dump becomes a mountain of treasure and they find everything they need to build their dream house. But their dream almost comes to an end when a cat comes to their new neighborhood. The little mice are able solve this problem too, with a bit of understanding and a lot of heart.

After sneaking into a concert by frogs and for frogs only, five mice build their own instruments and hold their own concert, to which everyone is invited.

Lively illustrations lead to victory in this sweet story that promotes working together to achieve success With their eyes set on a grand prize of the biggest piece of cheese they’ve ever seen, the Five Nice Mice set out to work on building an unbeatable racecar. But before they can cross the finish line, they must elude a dog, heavy human feet, and a big, bouncing red ball. Do they have what it takes to win the competition? This uplifting tale of team spirit and achievement enchants and engages with vibrant, detailed illustrations.

On a lovely night in the city, five mice hear music in the distance. They follow the music and find a fabulous frog concert in the park. But mice are not allowed The mice make an orchestra of their own.

Reading the World’s Stories is volume 5 in the Bridges to Understanding series of annotated international youth literature bibliographies sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. USBBY is the United States chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a Switzerland-based nonprofit whose mission is bring books and children together. The series promotes sharing international children’s books as a way to facilitate intercultural understanding and meet new literary voices. This volume follows Children’s Books from Other Countries (1998), The World though Children’s Books (2002), Crossing Boundaries with Children’s Books (2006), and Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children’s Books (2011) and acts as a companion book to the earlier titles. Centered around the theme of the importance of stories, the guide is a resource for discovering more recent global books that fit many reading tastes and educational needs for readers aged 0-18 years. Essays by storyteller Anne Pellowski, author Beverley Naidoo, and academic Marianne Martens offer a variety of perspectives on international youth literature. This latest installment in the series covers books published from 2010-2014 and includes English-language imports as well as translations of children’s and young adult literature first published outside of the United States. These books are supplemented by a smaller number of culturally appropriate books from the US to help fill in gaps from underrepresented countries. The organization of the guide is geographic by region and country. All of the more than 800 entries are recommended, and many of the books have won awards or achieved other recognition in their home countries. Forty children’s book experts wrote the annotations. The entries are indexed by author, translator, illustrator, title, and subject. Back matter also includes international book awards, important organizations and research collections, and a selected directory of publishers known for publishing books from other countries.

Mimi and Piggy have always dreamed of visiting Venice. The canals, the history, the food! When at last they get their chance to visit, it’s the adventure of a lifetime for them. But their adventure goes off track when the two best friends become separated in this bustling, unfamiliar city. Will Mimi find her way back to Piggy in time to save their special trip? This is a fun travel story illustrated with adorable art that’s full of color and detail. Reading it will have your mouth watering and make you want to plan your own trip to this city of dreams.