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      Once a Mouse

      by Marcia Brown
      Published
      Jan 1961
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      32
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      About This Book

      Marcia Brown retells an Indian fable from the Hitopadesa in this Caldecott Medal–winning tale of a mouse who becomes a tiger.

      When a small mouse's life is threatened by large jungle predators, a kindly hermit uses magic to change him into a cat, a dog, and a majestic tiger. But the proud tiger must suffer the consequences when he becomes ungrateful and forgets his humble origins. Marcia Brown's magical woodcuts bring this Indian fable to life with the mastery that won her a second Caldecott Medal.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Characters & Occupations

      Animals

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Picture Books

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      Oct 1989 Aladdin ISBN 0689713436
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      Apr 1972 Atheneum ISBN 0684126621
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      Oct 1989 Turtleback Books ISBN 0881032190
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      Oct 1989 Perfection Learning ISBN 0812437225
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