Amos & Boris
Readers rate it 3.7 (3 on Hardcover)
31 pages · Released Feb 14, 2002 · Gallimard Jeunesse
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A note for parents
This beloved classic picture book by William Steig tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a mouse and a whale. The narrative centers on kindness, gratitude, and helping others in need, with both characters modeling selfless friendship. A brief moment of peril creates mild tension but resolves positively, making it appropriate for early elementary readers.
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Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation. Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.
Shelved under
- Children
- picture book
- Young Adult
- Fiction
- Friendship
- Spanish
- Children's fiction
- Mice, fiction
- Whales, fiction
- Friendship, fiction
- Whales
- Children's stories
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ISBN 9782070548989 · Gallimard Jeunesse