Mr. Postmouse's Rounds
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Dubuc, Marianne Author, Illustrator
Published
Kids Can Press Ltd. , 2015.
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Available from Libby/OverDrive

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In this bustling picture book, Mr. Postmouse carefully loads up his wagon and sets off to make the day's mail deliveries to all the animals on his route. Via cross-section drawings, readers get to peer inside each home Mr. Postmouse stops at, and every one is different, depending on the animals who live there. For example, there's a hole in the middle of the kitchen floor of the Rabbits' home that leads underground to where they sleep and eat. Mr. Snake's superlong home has heat lamps throughout its length. The Birds live in a tree house, and Mrs. Octopus in a sunken shipwreck. Mr. Bear's house has a beehive on the roof with an attached pipe that brings honey straight into the kitchen. Furnishings in Mrs. Fly's home are stuck to the ceiling. Award-winning author and illustrator Marianne Dubuc is a master at clever, specific details in her drawings to bring each fully imagined animal and dwelling to life on the page. Though more whimsical and tongue-in-cheek than true, this is a terrific book for teaching children about the characteristics and diversity of animal life, including their habitats, their needs, how they live and what they eat. And it's also loads of fun. With so much going on across every spread, children will love poring over the pages on their own, discovering something new every time. Children are also likely to be inspired to create their own made-up stories about what activities are going on in each of the animal's homes in the book.

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Format
eBook
Street Date
08/01/2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781771386098

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Published Reviews

Booklist Review

Friendly and efficient Mr. Postmouse starts his Monday mail rounds, toting a letter sack and pulling a wagon of packages. But it's not the spare text that tells the real story. Fans of Richard Scarry will enjoy the adorable, detailed mixed-media illustrations that provide inside views of each creature's dwelling, reveal fun traits, and even set up visual jokes. For instance, Mr. Bear shares a bowl of porridge with Goldilocks while a calendar marks down the days of autumn. Mr. Snake's house, complete with heat lamps, stretches several pages. A secret room at the Birds' tree house holds a thieving crow's stash, while three pigs help sheep escape from Mr. Wolf's house. There are more unusual homes, including Mrs. Fly's roomy dung pile and Mrs. Turtle's mobile home. And it's not just animals who receive mail. Mr. Postmouse has time to stop for a barbecue lunch at Mr. Dragon's lair. As he finishes with a present for his son, young readers will want to start again, savoring every tiny detail.--Leeper, Angela Copyright 2015 Booklist

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Publisher's Weekly Review

In a story that, like Richard Scarry's work, offers an abundance of curiosity-piquing domestic details to consider, readers follow a small mouse postal carrier making his rounds. A gentle silliness pervades Dubuc's (The Bus Ride) tidily drafted cartoons, but coy references to fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and animal biology are also apparent. A cutaway view of Mr. Bear's home reveals a rooftop beehive and a calendar that appears to be counting down until hibernation time. And is that Goldilocks he's enjoying porridge with? Mr. Snake's skinny dwelling stretches across five pages, with heat lamps hanging throughout, hinting at his ectothermic nature. (Also, he evidently has swallowed an automobile.) Underground homes belonging to Mrs. Mole, an ant colony, and the Rabbits reveal burrows filled with digging implements, sweet treats, and bunk beds. There's some understated humor in Dubuc's captionlike text-"This one is a bit worrying," she says of the package delivered to a chicken coop (a fox's snout, feet, and tail poke out from the box)-but it's the sweetly and smartly imagined details of her animal neighborhood that make the story so delightful. Ages 3-7. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-Who will deliver Mrs. Turtle's new roller skates? Who could possibly be brave enough to swim past a shark and deliver a package to a clownfish? A family of stinky skunks needs their air freshener, but how will it ever reach them? Mr. Postmouse, of course! Follow Mr. Postmouse as he delivers the mail: all the way from the post office, through the forest village, past the dragon's den, to the tip-top of a mountain and back again. Filled with thoughtful, clever details and whimsical, folksy illustrations, Mr. Postmouse's Rounds will delight older and younger readers alike as they peer into imaginative cut-away views of the underground world of rabbits, turtles, dragons, bats, penguins, and other animal friends. Best of all, there's a surprise for Mr. Postmouse when he returns home at the end of the story. Imaginations will feast on the lively vignettes and playful personalities of these creatures and their special residences. While the text remains minimal and easy to follow, the main draw is the artwork, which will have independent readers poring over page after page of visual glee. Simple text and highly detailed illustrations are interwoven to create scenes that will spark discussions, fostering vocabulary development and narrative skills. VERDICT Delightful and charming characters at every turn make this an exceptional addition to any picture book collection.-Natalie Braham, Denver Public Library © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Horn Book Review

Readers follow a mailmouse as he does his rounds, which include the Rabbits' house (most rooms are below ground) and the Mountain Goats' house (it's way up high). The book offers a leisurely stroll for the eyes, as each illustration features terrific details reflecting animal habits and habitats, shown in cross section (e.g., Mr. Bear has a honey-dripping faucet). (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Kirkus Book Review

A dedicated postal worker, who happens to be a small mouse, makes the daily deliveries in a lively dispatch from Dubuc. Mr. Postmouse is a busy worker; he tirelessly pulls a wagon stacked high with packages for the animal residents who make up his daily route. That means climbing ladders to get to the Birds' several homes, scaling snowy peaks for the Mountain Goats, and hoping that scary Mr. Snake isn't receiving anything today. The double-page spreads that make up each leg of the journey are rendered in sneakily detailed cross-sections of the interiors of these homes. The Rabbit family's house, with carrots planted in the roof, leads to underground rooms that feature high-stacked bunk beds and, amusingly, a toilet in use. Mr. Snake's hothouse home stretches over multiple pages, while the Ants have a predictably busy belowground infrastructure. Young readers may miss a few jokes, allusions, and background stories along the way, but it's all the more reason to revisit Mr. Postmouse's mail duties again. The scenes playing out in the various tableaux are playful but never cutesy. Mr. Postmouse's fear of Mr. Snake and the stacked sheep inside Mr. Wolf's home allude to dangers in the animal world that Mr. Postmouse seems adept at avoiding. Like a mailbox overstuffed with gifts, Dubuc's animal scenes are a delight and well worth the wait. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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Booklist Reviews

Friendly and efficient Mr. Postmouse starts his Monday mail rounds, toting a letter sack and pulling a wagon of packages. But it's not the spare text that tells the real story. Fans of Richard Scarry will enjoy the adorable, detailed mixed-media illustrations that provide inside views of each creature's dwelling, reveal fun traits, and even set up visual jokes. For instance, Mr. Bear shares a bowl of porridge with Goldilocks while a calendar marks down the days of autumn. Mr. Snake's house, complete with heat lamps, stretches several pages. A secret room at the Birds' tree house holds a thieving crow's stash, while three pigs help sheep escape from Mr. Wolf's house. There are more unusual homes, including Mrs. Fly's roomy dung pile and Mrs. Turtle's mobile home. And it's not just animals who receive mail. Mr. Postmouse has time to stop for a barbecue lunch at Mr. Dragon's lair. As he finishes with a present for his son, young readers will want to start again, savoring every tiny detail. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews.

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Publishers Weekly Reviews

In a story that, like Richard Scarry's work, offers an abundance of curiosity-piquing domestic details to consider, readers follow a small mouse postal carrier making his rounds. A gentle silliness pervades Dubuc's (The Bus Ride) tidily drafted cartoons, but coy references to fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and animal biology are also apparent. A cutaway view of Mr. Bear's home reveals a rooftop beehive and a calendar that appears to be counting down until hibernation time. And is that Goldilocks he's enjoying porridge with? Mr. Snake's skinny dwelling stretches across five pages, with heat lamps hanging throughout, hinting at his ectothermic nature. (Also, he evidently has swallowed an automobile.) Underground homes belonging to Mrs. Mole, an ant colony, and the Rabbits reveal burrows filled with digging implements, sweet treats, and bunk beds. There's some understated humor in Dubuc's captionlike text—"This one is a bit worrying," she says of the package delivered to a chicken coop (a fox's snout, feet, and tail poke out from the box)—but it's the sweetly and smartly imagined details of her animal neighborhood that make the story so delightful. Ages 3–7. (Aug.)

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School Library Journal Reviews

PreS-Gr 2—Who will deliver Mrs. Turtle's new roller skates? Who could possibly be brave enough to swim past a shark and deliver a package to a clownfish? A family of stinky skunks needs their air freshener, but how will it ever reach them? Mr. Postmouse, of course! Follow Mr. Postmouse as he delivers the mail: all the way from the post office, through the forest village, past the dragon's den, to the tip-top of a mountain and back again. Filled with thoughtful, clever details and whimsical, folksy illustrations, Mr. Postmouse's Rounds will delight older and younger readers alike as they peer into imaginative cut-away views of the underground world of rabbits, turtles, dragons, bats, penguins, and other animal friends. Best of all, there's a surprise for Mr. Postmouse when he returns home at the end of the story. Imaginations will feast on the lively vignettes and playful personalities of these creatures and their special residences. While the text remains minimal and easy to follow, the main draw is the artwork, which will have independent readers poring over page after page of visual glee. Simple text and highly detailed illustrations are interwoven to create scenes that will spark discussions, fostering vocabulary development and narrative skills. VERDICT Delightful and charming characters at every turn make this an exceptional addition to any picture book collection.—Natalie Braham, Denver Public Library

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dubuc, M. (2015). Mr. Postmouse's Rounds . Kids Can Press Ltd..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dubuc, Marianne. 2015. Mr. Postmouse's Rounds. Kids Can Press Ltd.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dubuc, Marianne. Mr. Postmouse's Rounds Kids Can Press Ltd, 2015.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dubuc, M. (2015). Mr. postmouse's rounds. Kids Can Press Ltd.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dubuc, Marianne. Mr. Postmouse's Rounds Kids Can Press Ltd., 2015.

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