MOUSE TALES. AN I CAN READ BOOK. by Lobel, Arnold - 1972

New York: Harper & Row, 1972. 64 pp, 8 5/8" H. Color illustrations. Winner of the Irma Simonton Black Award, 1972 (Bank Street College of Education). "When the seven mouse boys are tucked in bed, they ask their papa to tell them a story. Papa does better than that - he tells seven stories, one mouse tale for each mouse boy. There is a tale about a wishing well - an old mouse - a little boat. By the time the seventh tale is told, every mouse boy is fast asleep. But every beginning reader will want to start 'Mouse Tales' all over again. Exciting stories, sparkling pictures; here is a book that children will love." Contents: The Wishing Well; Clouds; A Very Tall Mouse and a Very Short Mouse; The Mouse and the Winds; The Journey; The Old Mouse; The Bath. Light edge wear - moderate at corners and top/bottom of spine, very small bump at top of spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has moderate wrinkling on top half, several edge tears with creases at top edge, light to moderate edge wear - mostly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good. Illus. by Arnold Lobel..