he focus of this reading is the text.There will be opportunities in this reading to connect the information in the illustrations to the information in the text. This will help add meaning to the text. Remember the inferences you made about feelings and possible conversations. Make connections as often as possible between the behavior of the mouse and the behavior of your child.
*Point out the pauses that the author tells you to make by using commas and an ellipsis (. . .).
*Pages will be paired together when they are part of the same sentence.
*Read the pages before you ask the questions.
Pages 1 – 5:
~ On page 4, probably: very likely. Would you probably ask for a straw?
~ On this series of pages, look for ways that the mouse or the boy is like you.
Pages 6 – 7:
~On page 6, what is a milk mustache? (When you’re drinking milk, and milk stays on your upper lip.)
~On page 7, why would the mouse probably ask for nail scissors instead of regular scissors? (Nail scissors are small and light weight.)
~The mouse gives examples of what a clean, neat mouse he is. What is one of the examples? (not wanting a milk mustache and wanting to trim his hair.)
Pages 8 – 11:
Read this series of pages.
~On page 8, does it look like he is giving himself a trim in the illustration? (No. This is an another example of humor, since a mouse is covered with fur.)
~On page 9, carried away has a special meaning. It means that the mouse cleans to the extreme. Have you ever gotten carried away doing something?
~On page 11, why will the mouse probably want to take a nap?
Pages 12 – 15:
~On page 13, what do you do to make yourself comfortable in your bed?
~On page 15, why do you think the mouse gets so excited looking at the story pictures? ~What do you know about his drawing skills from the FIRST READING?
Pages 16 – END:
Read the pages.
~On page 20, you have information about what the mouse might be saying to the boy. What do you think he’s saying?
~On pages 21 – 23, the mouse wants to hang up his picture. What do you do with the pictures your create? Are you and the mouse alike? Discuss likenesses and differences between the mouse and you.
~On page 23, why does looking at the drawing remind the mouse that he is thirsty?
~On page 25 is the only ellipsis (. . .). It means that the author wants you to make a long pause to get ready for the funny ending.
~What do you think will happen if the boy gives the mouse a glass of milk?