{"id":5626,"date":"2022-07-12T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T01:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5626"},"modified":"2022-07-13T15:41:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T21:41:42","slug":"the-mouse-who-carried-a-house-on-his-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5626","title":{"rendered":"The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“The house stood bright and full, brimming with warmth and the smell of freshly baked sweets. As dinner was served, there was a knock at the door.”<\/em>
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\nI’ve got a review over at the Horn Book<\/em> of Jonathan Stutzman’s<\/a><\/strong> The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back<\/em> (Candlewick, August 2022), illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

That review is here<\/a><\/strong>, and below are some spreads from the book. It’s tricky to share spreads when it’s a book that feature die-cuts, but let’s hope you can find a copy of this one to see for yourself anyway. <\/p>\n

[Note: Reading this review at their site may require a subscription to the Horn Book<\/em>.]<\/p>\n


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“But, of course, the hedgehogs were mistaken.”<\/em>
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“More creatures wandered up the hill. A fox. Two badgers. A herd of deer.
All weary travelers, seeking warmth, food, and a place to rest.
The mouse invited each of them in.”<\/em>
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THE MOUSE WHO CARRIED A HOUSE ON HIS BACK. Text copyright \u00a9 2022 by Jonathan Stutzman. Illustrations copyright \u00a9 2022 by Isabelle Arsenault. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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