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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

by Leo Lionni

A real mouse envies a toy’s welcome

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Caldecott Honor

    The story is described as a Caldecott Honor-winning story.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A real mouse envies a toy’s welcome

Alexander lives with an uncomfortable contrast: Willy, a wind-up mouse, is welcomed and cuddled, while Alexander is driven away. His wish to trade places gives the story a child-sized way into questions of belonging, affection, and what it means to be valued. Published here as a Step 3 Step into Reading book, it is presented for children beginning to read independently.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children beginning to read on their own, especially those using Step into Reading books.
  • Young readers interested in animal stories about friendship and belonging.
  • Adults seeking a short read-aloud or early-reading story about two very different mice.

Themes

FriendshipBelongingAffection and acceptance

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Book overview

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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