Charlie & Mouse: Book 1 (Classic Children's Book, Illustrated Books for Children) - by Laurel Snyder

About the Book

Charlie and Mouse, two young brothers, enjoy a day out together, attending an imaginary party and collecting rocks.

Book Synopsis

Four hilarious children's stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible and award-winning beginner chapter book. Join Charlie and Mouse as they talk to lumps, take the neighborhood to a party, sell some rocks, and invent the bedtime banana. With imagination and humor, Laurel Snyder and Emily Hughes paint a lively picture of brotherhood that children will relish in a beginning chapter book format; making this a perfect book for young readers graduating from picture books.

Review Quotes

"Charlie and Mouse has to be one of our favorites of the entire year, so far. It so easily elicits giggles!"--The Children's Book Review

"A top-notch early reader, with words and art in perfect step."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Delightful" - School Library Connection

"Filled to the brim with sincere, slice-of-life sibling moments."-The Horn Book Magazine

"Four ebullient linked stories introduce the two eponymous brothers and their down-to-earth family."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Plenty of repetition, short sentences, and wide spacing provide effective scaffolding for beginning readers."-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Relatable and endearing with a touch of humor."--Imagination Soup

"Sweet and funny."--The Wall Street Journal

"Utterly endearing."--Julie Danielson, Kirkus Reviews

"You can't get much sweeter than these two irresistible brothers who make their own fun." --Common Sense Media

Honor Book

Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year

Read On Wisconsin! State Reading List 2018-2019

Washington Post Best Children's Books of the Year

About the Author

Laurel Snyder is the author of many books for children. She lives and writes in a small yellow house in Atlanta, Georgia, which she shares with her husband and two sons.

Emily Hughes is an illustrator (and sometimes writer) who lives in windy Brighton, England.