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Northwinds Press / Scholastic Canada Ltd.
ISBN 0-439-97468-2 HC
ISBN 0-439-95223-9 PBK
40 pages
Ages 4 to 9
9" x 9"

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The Subway Mouse
by Barbara Reid

Nib lives deep beneath the city, in a subway station the mice call Sweetfall. By day, the trains thunder past. At night, the old mice tell stories of the mythical land known as Tunnel's End, where the air is sweet and the nests soft, but where scary, mouse-eating monsters roam.

One day, Nib sets out on a quest to find Tunnel's End. Along the way he faces danger, finds a friend…and discovers a place more wonderful than he ever dreamed.

Award-winner Barbara Reid incorporates found objects into her acclaimed Plasticine art to create a glorious underground adventure.

“[The Subway Mouse] is a visual feast for readers... Children will delight in the detail of her painstakingly created double-spread pictures and enjoy seeing how many items of underground treasures and trash they can identify in each illustration.” – Canadian Review of Materials

“More than half the fun here is combing through the illustrations identifying the bits of garbage (feathers, ticket stubs, dandelion fluff) that Nib collects along the subway tracks. The art – clearly the book’s strength – ranges from dark, dirty subway tracks decorated with nuzzling baby mice to moonlit city hideouts and sunny gardens. The details of the subway system are both accurate and intriguing.” – Quill & Quire



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From The Subway Mouse. Copyright © 2003 by Barbara Reid.






Your Reviews

"I like The Subway Mouse. Nib is funny. I like his journey to the end of the tunnel."
Asif K., Age 7, Ontario, Rating: 10

"My favourite part was when Nib found Tunnel's End. That was so cool — you rock at these illustrations."
Nicholas N., Age 10, Manitoba, Rating: 10

"I thought this book was awesome and that the illustrations are cool!"
Iris K., Age 12, Ontario, Rating: 10

"I liked your book a lot and the illustrations are awesome!"
Thomas S., Age 12, Ontario, Rating: 10



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