Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk.
And what a wonderful library mouse he was. Daniel Kirk has done a wonderful job extolling the wonders of the library, books, and young authors. We have a wonderful library where we live, but after reading Library Mouse it made me want to visit every children’s library in the country to see what they do to encourage reading, writing and the love of books.
Sam loves to read and write. He writes a book and one night puts it in the bookshelves of the library. It is found by the librarian. She wants to meet the mysterious author, but Sam is too shy. So, he comes up with a better idea.
Daniel Kirk personifies Sam very well, both in his writing and in his illustrations. It is a pleasure to read his books. There are two more Library Mouse books, which are just as good. (http://www.danielkirk.com/). We met Daniel Kirk at a bookfair in Princeton, NJ ( http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/children/festival/index.html ). He was wonderful with both of my children, he had illustrated a tugboat boat that he happily autographed for my son. And, he was the visiting author for my daughter’s class – which is how we were introduced to Library Mouse!
