The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse is an amazing book based on a classic fable. Jan Brett’s adaptation of this story is vibrant and visual with an interesting twist at the end. Two city mice go to the country to smell the fresh air and see the bright sunshine. They encounter two country mice that want to go to the city. The couples agree to trade houses and they each think that they have the better deal. However, when the country mice arrive in town, they got their tail caught in a breadbox and almost got snapped up in a mousetrap. Then a terrifying “owl with teeth” also known as a big cat chased them. The town mice encountered a black bird, a river otter, a hedgehog and a scary owl. The mice were so scared that they ran all the way home with the big animals chasing after them. The owl and the cat collided with one another and got knocked out. When they woke up they decided to change places…