If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Age Level: Toddler and up
Synopsis: Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young boy's day.

Flannel Board

	Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh Age Level: Toddler and up
Synopsis: Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. Note: I use the Mouse Paint flannel board set from Artfelt to accompany this story. Preload the colored mice in three corresponding cups to surprise the kids (and a few parents).

Song

	Busy, Busy Mouse by Virginia Kroll Age Level: Toddler and up
Synopsis: A mouse rests during the day while the family he lives with is very busy, but when they go to sleep he is the one who has much to do.

	The Mouse Who Ate Bananas by Keith Faulkner Age Level: Toddler and up
Synopsis: The mouse eats bananas and throws the peel over his shoulder. Along come elephant, rhino, lion, and giraffe who all slip on the peel.

Song

	Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett Age Level: Preschool and up
Synopsis: After trading houses, the country mice and the town mice discover there's no place like home. Note: Artfelt has a The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse felt puppet set.

	The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Woods Age Level: Toddler and up
Synopsis: The Big Hungry Bear is the story of a little mouse and you (you are the only one who speaks). What you try to do is trick the mouse into sharing his 'red, ripe strawberry' with you by making him think 'a big hungry bear' is chasing him, wanting to take it away.

Films

	Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Running Time: 15 minutes
Synopsis: A little mouse thinks her name is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids start to make fun of her except for Mrs. Twinkle, the music teacher, who thinks Chrysanthemum's name is absolutely perfect too!

	Owen by Kevin Henkes Age Level: Pre-K-2 Running time: 13 minutes
Synopsis: A story of a little mouse named Owen who is entirely devoted to his yellow blanket that he calls Fuzzy.

	The Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes Age Level: Pre-K-2 Running Time: 9 minutes
Synopsis: Spending a weekend with Wendell is anything but fun and games until Sophie asserts herself and shows Wendell that sometimes, she has to be boss too.

	Frederick by Leo Lionni Age Level: Pre-K-2
Synopsis: Frederick, the poet mouse, stores up something special for the long cold winter.

More Books to Read On Your Own

Mouse Count
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Age Level: Toddler and up
Synopsis: Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake.
Note: Artfelt has a Mouse Count felt puppet set.

Mice Squeak, We Speak
by Tomie dePaola
Age Level: Toddler and up
Synopsis: Illustrations and simple text describe the ways various animals communicate, such as "Owls hoot," "Pigs squeal," and "Bees buzz."

Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
Age Level: Advanced Preschool and up
Synopsis: Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

Owen
by Kevin Henkes
Age Level: Pre-K-2
Synopsis: A story of a little mouse named Owen who is entirely devoted to his yellow blanket that he calls Fuzzy.

The Weekend with Wendell
by Kevin Henkes
Age Level: Pre-K-2
Synopsis: Spending a weekend with Wendell is anything but fun and games until Sophie asserts herself and shows Wendell that sometimes, she has to be boss too.

More Songs for at Home

Little Mouse

Here comes a little mouse.
El raton
[Make fingers creep up arm.]
Va a casa.
Run back home!
[Turn in circle, or have children run in circle
and comeback to original place.]

Little Mousie

Here's a little mousie,
Peeking through a hole,
[Poke index finger of one hand through fist of the other hand.]
Peek to the left,
[Wiggle finger to the left.]
Peek to the right,
[Wiggle finger to the right.]
Pull your head back in,
[Pull finger into fist.]
There's a cat in sight!