My Hero - Hardcover

Schubert, Dieter

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932425101 ISBN 13: 9781932425109

Publisher: Lemniscaat USA, 2005

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High up on a branch Mouse sits with a Mousegirl trying to impress her with his love and devotion. ""My love,"" he tells her ""has no barriers. Nothing can keep me away from you..."" and so on. He describes one scenario after another in which he would surmount a great difficulty in order to be with her. Enthralled, she encourages him with her questions, ""Then what?"" and ""What would you do?"" and ""Would you have the courage?"" to imagine greater and greater difficulties and more and more daring and impressive feats.

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About the Author:

Ingrid and Dieter Schubert are the award-winning creators of Amazing Animals, recipient of a National Parenting Publications Gold Award. In 1987 Dieter Schubert was awarded The Golden Brush (a national award for the best illustrated book) for Where is My Monkey?The Schuberts live in Amsterdam with their two daughters. After attending the Academy of Design in Muenster and the Academy of Art in D�sseldorf they got a scholarship in 1977. They went to the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, where they were encouraged by the famous Dutch illustrator Piet Klaasse to illustrate children’s books. Their first book, There’s a Crocodile Under My Bed!, was in instant success and was published in 14 countries. Since then, their books have been translated into 21 languages.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3–Mouse and his Mousegirl sit in the tree together while he tells her all the risks he will take to prove his devotion to her. While he promises to brave mountains, deserts, and oceans, their tree branch breaks, leaving them in a compromising position involving a large cat. Now Mouse must deliver, and he saves Mousegirl by enticing the cat to chase after him instead–to what end, readers will never know. Effective watercolor illustrations manage to depict these rough and raw mice (complete with wiry fur and torn ears) in a funny and appealing way. However, the sharp contrast between the scruffily illustrated figures and their mushy dialogue is where the comedy ends. Many children will be put off by all the sappy proclamations of Mouse's love for his sweetheart, while others will be dissatisfied with the abrupt ending that leaves the hero's fate undetermined. Meanwhile, adults looking for books representing strong female characters will need to look elsewhere as this Mousegirl is completely dependent on her man.–Julie Roach, Watertown Free Public Library, MA
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