Mine!

Jeff Mack

Book - 2017

Two mice argue with increasing heat over their mutual border, until someone bigger intervenes.

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Picture books
Published
San Francisco : Chronicle Books [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Jeff Mack (author)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm
ISBN
9781452152349
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Review by Booklist Review

Two mice. One rock. Only one word: MINE! The blue mouse shouts it in blue text on the summit of the big rock, holding a flag like Sir Edmund Hillary. The disgruntled orange mouse down below entices him off the rock with a smelly piece of Swiss cheese on the end of a fishing pole. Crash, bang blue mouse falls on his nose, and orange mouse grabs the flag, takes possession, and screams MINE! in orange text. The two pugilists make increasing demands for sole possession. In the surprising denouement, the gray rock is really a turtle's shell; with a loud MINE! he wanders off. Fighting over? Not so. Now the two mice eye the one remaining piece of Swiss cheese. This humorous portrayal of the difficulties of sharing will resonate, as even the youngest children will be able to read the story's one repeating word. The accessible art, popping characters, and generous white space combine with simple line drawings and bright colors, making for a fun read-aloud.--Gepson, Lolly Copyright 2017 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-Using just one word and two forms of punctuation, Mack presents a clever story about two mice who both lay claim to what seems to be a very large rock. The pen-and-ink drawings feature brightly colored, cartoonlike pops of yellow, orange, and blue, and both mice exhibit a wide array of emotions in their ridiculous attempts to claim the rock. Happiness, sadness, surprise, and anger follow silly tricks, enticements, and distractions. When the rock turns out to be more than just a rock, both the characters and readers are challenged to consider the concepts of possession, sharing, and ownership. Though minimalist in humor and illustration, this picture book is conceptually rich and a whole lot of fun. VERDICT Mack provides a comical foundation for a discussion or storytime about sharing and possessiveness. A playful, worthy addition to public and school libraries.-Brianne Colombo, Fairfield Free Public Library, NJ © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Mine! Or is it?For blue mouse and orange mouse, sharing does not come naturally. The turf war begins with a huge rockor what appears to be a rockthen progresses to a hunk of cheese, a wrapped present, a pile of rocks, and more. For the majority of this graphically simple picture book, done in a palette Mack limits to black, white, blue, gray, and orange, the gutter separates the mice as they compete to own the biggest and most. When they do appear on the same page, one is usually preparing to inflict damage on the other. At the climax, the two appear on facing pages, fists up, fighting mad, and the stark separation between the orange on the left page and the blue on the right foreshadows a grand battle. Only a force of nature neither of them anticipates brings a change of heart. The perfect parable for kids who just can't share, this story also pokes fun at excess and competition over stuff. Given the gender-neutrality of both mice, readers of any gender can see bits of themselves in these hotheaded mice. True to the book's message, "MINE" is the only word that appears in it, and the color of the word always matches that of the speaking mouse. A behavioral window for some, a mirror for many, and a delightful book for all. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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