The True Story of a Mouse who Never Asked for It - Ana Cristina Herreros, Violeta Lópiz ilustrátor
The True Story of a Mouse who Never Asked for It - Ana Cristina Herreros, Violeta Lópiz ilustrátor Folklorist Ana Cristina Herreros and visionary illustrator Violeta L piz spin a deeply feminist…
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The True Story of a Mouse who Never Asked for It - Ana Cristina Herreros, Violeta Lópiz ilustrátor
Folklorist Ana Cristina Herreros and visionary illustrator Violeta L piz spin a deeply feminist retelling of an old Spanish folktale in The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It. The story begins with a mouse, very neat and hard-working, who makes herself a home. Through rhythmic text, highly conceptual illustrations, and a final visual narrative that is silent but revelatory, this YA picture book builds from deceptive simplicity to an explosive end.
She turns everyone down... In disbelief that she has a house but isn't a wife, suitors show up uninvited, each asking for her hand. until a pack of tiny kittens arrive, and she agrees to marry the smallest and most defenseless of the bunch.
But it does every mouse well to remember that a kitten always grows up to be a cat. Today, the most commonly told version of this popular folktale serves as a warning, scaring girls to choose good