Title: Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears
Author/Illustrator: Emily Gravett
Published By: Macmillan
A collection of fears could be scary, but this book makes them manageable. Little Mouses states her fears on each page spread, each labeled with the particular phobia portrayed. A wide array of fears, some common (fear of spiders!) and some not so common (a fear of clocks), these come to life through illustrations of Little Mouse and her fearless pencil. A color scheme of shades of tan, with black and white and some occasional splashes of blue and red. After reading about the illustrator, I found out she uses oil-based pencils and water colors for her illustrations. Several pages features foldouts of newspaper, a map, and a postcard. Pages with chewed corners and illustrations of spills continue the theme of a little mouse creating the book as I read. The twist ending makes it all worthwhile. But you will have to read it to find out!
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