Historical Fiction Post #2

Title: Mouse Island
Author/Illustrator: Eve Bunting & Dominic Catalano
Lauren's Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Mouse Island is a story about a mouse who lived alone on an island. He felt empty and one day that emptiness disappeared when he rescued a cat on a ship from drowning. The two animals became best friends and lived on the island together.

This was a very cute and easily understood story. The minimal text and number of words on every page is appealing. The illustrations were incredible. There was so much detail incorporated into the pictures. The colors used made the pictures come to life. I liked the idea of an unlikely friendship because the mouse was nice to the cat, even though he knew he could eat him. That concept goes along well with the concept of not judging a book by its cover. Mouse Island is a real island located in Ohio. The island was inhabited once before by a lighthouse keeper and his wife. Now, no one lives there. The story could easily be read to a classroom of children or for individual reading.


Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Publication date: 2008
ISBN: 978-1-59078-447-1