Mouse Scouts

by Sarah Dillard Narrated by Emily Shaver

Overview

For fans of Ivy and Bean and Junie B. Jones comes a brand-new chapter book series: Mouse Scouts!



Meet Violet, Tigerlily, Hyacinth, Petunia, Junebug, and Cricket, six new Mouse Scouts who are trustworthy and strong, thrifty and brave . . . and destined to be friends to the end! Best friends Violet and Tigerlily can't wait to start earning their merit badges. But their troop leader, Miss Poppy, is one strict rodent. And earning their first badge-planting a vegetable garden-is hard work. Will the troop drive unwanted pests from the garden and earn their Sow It and Grow It badge? And will they ever get Miss Poppy to smile?

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

11/09/2015
Dillard (the Extraordinary Warren books) kicks off the Mouse Scouts series with a good-natured story about the gardening travails of a group of young mice who are attempting to earn their Sow It and Grow It scouting badges. Quiet Violet, her more daring friend Tigerlily, and their fellow scouts learn that determination and hard work are essential to creating a thriving garden; they collaborate to gather seeds and, later, fend off pests big and small. Understated pencil illustrations readily capture the mice’s emotions, while excerpts from their Mouse Scout Handbook offer a humorous window into their world (“A single pea is a healthy snack,” reads one entry). It’s easy to imagine children finishing this book with an increased interest in both gardening and scouting. Available simultaneously: Make a Difference. Ages 7–10. Agent: Lori Nowicki, Painted Words. (Jan.)

Kirkus Reviews

2015-09-16
Best friends Tigerlily and Violet earn merit badges and develop their leadership skills as newly minted Acorn Scouts. After their time together in the Buttercups, both mice are ready for the rigors of being full-fledged Acorns. Whether it's the acorn salute or the Mouse Scout pledge, earnest Violet is dedicated to the Scouts and their mission. Her best friend, Tigerlily, is something of a Type B—a good balance for Violet. Their first project is to grow vegetables. Violet loves the challenge, but Tigerlily needs a recon mission to the shed to get engaged. The scout troop is made up of all sorts of scouts, from lactose-intolerant Junebug to bored-out-of-her mind Hyacinth. They face all the challenges of gardening, from planting and watering to fighting off pests both small (bugs) and large (such raiders as rabbits and squirrels, who speak but do not wear clothes). Excerpts from the Mouse Scout Handbook add information about gardening and scout rules and keep the story moving along. Droll black-and-white pencil drawings add dimension and humor to each spread and help new chapter-book readers negotiate the challenge of long stretches of print. The second book in the series, Mouse Scouts Make a Difference, sees these scouts trying to effect positive change and finding that it is harder than they anticipated. Strong characters plus lots of laughs make this a welcome series for new readers, who will look forward to reading about all 16 badges. (Animal fantasy. 7-10)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192662991
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	07/30/2024
Series:	Mouse Scouts Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years