Word of Mouse

I read this book with my 2nd grade literacy partner. He had been obsessed with Pokémon and Teenage Zombie books before I introduced him to this book. He reads above 2nd grade level and he was hooked from the first page! As an adult I also really enjoyed this book. It has so many themes; animal lab testing, mouse family trying to escape, and the one little mouse who saves the day with the help of his new friends! It was charming, scary, and heartwarming.

A fun, fast-paced tail about an electric blue mouse who escapes from his laboratory. With the help from some unlikely friends, he learns that being different is the one thing that we all have in common.Illustrations by Joe Sutphin are fabulous. Worth the price of the book to get all of the illustrations.

Grandson loves this book and that is an understatement because I have lost count of his reread number. Thanks to the author for quality and imaginative and creative inspiration.

I was looking for a fiction book appropriate for my sons book report. He’s 10 and a 5th grader. This book turned out to be an amazing book that is very easy to read, with a continuous flow and is interesting in every chapter. I love how every chapter has meaningful quotations made by the main character, Isaiah. The book provides an abundance of practical life lessons. My son enjoyed this a whole lot and is now one of his favorite books. Worth buying and keeping.

My son says, “We love this book. It is very exciting and funny!”My daughter says, “I liked it, it was fun because there are mice, also it is funny. I like mice and I really like Hailey. It was the best book I ever read.”

My son does not like to read but often read past his assigned chapters because he was getting into the plight of the lead, mouse character.

This book was recommended by a fellow teacher and it did not disappoint!

We picked this book to read as a family. We all loved it both the adults and the children alike. (Boys ages 9 and 14) What a fun, cute book! We have really enjoyed reading and discussing it.

This is such a lovely story about Isaiah the little mouse. Sadly Isaiah started life in a laboratory and has been bred especially by the laboratory for experimental purposes. He has 96 brothers and sisters and the laboratory has tagged him on the ear with his number, 97. He is bright blue like the sky and turns out to be a very heroic and smart mouse. He manages to escape with his family of other mice but he is the only one that does not get recaptured.The journey he goes on as a lonely mouse soon turns to adventure with lots of interesting and clever adventures. He is not your typical common mouse but a rather special mouse that has plenty of unique and useful talents.The book is very witty, funny and touching. It is beautifully written with lots of words and facts that are slipped in that parents would be happy for their 9 - 11 year old children to know.Each chapter starts with a quote from none other than Isaiah himself. He is a very charming and brave mouse and regularly reminds his fellow mice that they are mice not rats and therefore superior.The story has of good morals throughout. There are lots of parts that are very touching, cute, compassionate and sweet. He even has a love interest. The illustrations are amazing and really catch the mood of the scene being described.I highly recommend this book, it is very special and so beautifully written. I read it in a few hours and couldn't put it down. I was keen to know how it was going to end and the ending was just as special as the rest of the book.After reading the book it makes you realise that we are all one, we are not that different from Isaiah really ;-)I have the kindle version and have added photographs.

A brilliant plot with many adventures whilst Isaiah was looking for his brothers and sisters. Funniest bit is when Isaiah shouted 'Freedom' when he and his siblings escaped from the lab. Loved the bit when he met a family of hundreds of mice living under the dining room. They ate left overs that the child in the human family threw on the floor. . One problem though - the human family had a cat that eats mice!

Lovely sounding book, purchased as a Christmas gift for a 10 year old. Arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Very happy.

I thoroughly enjoyed this well written and witty book all from the point of a blue mouse called Isaiah. Great read for all ages

Enjoyed reading