Parents' Guide to

Word of Mouse

By Mary Eisenhart, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Exciting, funny tale of blue mouse packs positive messages.

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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this book.

Community Reviews

age 5+

Based on 2 parent reviews

age 5+

Great for Kids

I recently met Joe Sutphin, the Illustrator of this book. The story is wonderful, funny, and nice. It is a little scary when isaah is seperated from everyone else, but other than that it's good.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models
age 5+

Great for Kids

I recently met Joe Sutphin, the Illustrator of this book. The story is wonderful, funny, and nice. It is a little scary when isaah is seperated from everyone else, but other than that it's good.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2):
Kids say (4):

James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein hit lots of sweet spots in this exciting tale of a blue mouse determined to save his family from a research lab -- and ready to use his enhanced powers for good. Kids will find Word of Mouse's mix of a fast-moving plot and highly relatable characters (both human and mouse, dealing with issues ranging from social anxiety and gender stereotypes to life-and-death danger), pretty irresistible. Plus there's plenty of humor and cheer-worthy moments, as well as positive messages about friendship, community, loyalty, perseverance, teamwork, and overcoming adversity. There also are strong themes of focusing on what we have in common rather than the things we don't and not allowing our differences to define our relationships.

Joe Sutphin's illustrations lend lots of appeal, although some sensitive kids may find a few lab scenes and villain close-ups too intense.

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