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Summary
The farmyard mice are slumbering; beside each bed lies a tiny costume specially designed for the upcoming Ghost Eve Ball. Meanwhile the dreaded creepy-crawlies are preparing to attack! It takes the courage of one small mouse to rally the others to fight for their home, and then remind them of the importance of forgiveness. Full-color illustrations.
Author Notes
Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults.
Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 4-There are never enough good Halloween books when that ghostly holiday rolls around, and this story told in verse will make an enjoyable addition. On the night of Ghost Eve, the farmyard mice lay sleeping with costumes and masks, dreaming of their upcoming Halloween ball. But while they sleep, the dreaded, lizardlike creepy crawlies come creeping; invade their cheery home; and destroy costumes, masks, and their plans. Awaking to the mess, they begin to cry. The one white mouse champions them to take back what is theirs and drive the invaders out. Gathering rubber bands for slingshots, pins for swords, bottle caps for shields, and pop-can pull tabs for armor, the rodents rally to their cause and frighten the invaders away. But one small enemy stays behind and asks for friendship. The victors say no, but the white mouse comes to his rescue. The story ends when mouse and crawlie dance together beneath the moon. Yolen's verse, while wordy in places, spins a wonderful tale of adventure. Molk's oversized, full-color art covers three-quarters of each double-page spread and glows with soft moonlight. The mice are charming and the reptiles possess just the right amount of fiendish villainry to make them fun. A super choice.-Dot Minzer, North Barrington School, Barrington, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
With a nod to ``The Night Before Christmas,'' Yolen introduces a group of sleeping mice that dream not of sugarplums, but of a Halloween ``fancy-dress ball.'' The rodents never get the chance to dance in the moonlight, however, for a band of salamander-like creatures sneaks into the house and destroys the tiny mouse costumes. At first dejected, the mice decide to ``take back the night,'' put up a good fight and scare the ``whole crawly-creep crew.'' Children might cheer the action here long after older readers tire of the forced rhyme schemes. Molk's careful, cool-hued watercolors depict a well-appointed farm house and an endearing cast of gentle-eyed mice. An opening spread of the diminutive critters parading in trick-or-treat gear is not to be missed. Ages 4-8. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Because the lessons of the rhyming text are cloaked in delicious Halloween spookiness, they are palatable. When creepy, crawly, lizardlike creatures invade the mice's domain and trash their Halloween costumes, one mouse rouses the rest to fight back -- and to forgive one repentant 'crawly.' The nighttime paintings are full of action, dramatic silhouettes, and traditional Halloween scenes. From HORN BOOK 1994, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
From award-winning author Yolen comes this effervescent Halloween poem. On Halloween eve, all the field mice are dreaming of the ball they plan to have the next night. Unbeknownst to the sleeping mice, some mean-spirited creepy-crawly things slither out and destroy all the beautiful costumes. The mice are despondent when they see the mess and even consider moving away, but they are inspired to battle by one small white mouse. Egged on by her courage, the mice rally, making slingshots with wood and rubber bands, using bottle caps for shields, and gathering pebbles for ammunition. The creepy-crawlies are so scared that they run away. All except one, that is, who apologizes for his crimes and asks to be part of the mouse society. While most of the mice urge vengeance, the white mouse advocates forgiveness, which turns out to be the reigning spirit of the day. Destined to become a Halloween classic, this was written to be read aloud. Colorful, lighthearted illustrations are a fine complement to the wonderful words. Yolen's poetic pitch is perfect, and the story unfolds in a graceful, lovely fashion that will have young listeners begging, ``Again! Again!'' Happily, adults will be glad to comply. (Fiction. 4-8)
Booklist Review
Ages 5-7. Yolen's poem, in the rhythm of "The Night before Christmas," tells of a community of mice whose midnight Halloween revelry is ruined when a band of lizardlike creepers invades the mice's farmhouse and shreds their costumes. Outraged, one little white mouse spurs her companions on to fight for what they've lost and drive the creepers away from their home. She succeeds, and the mice have their party ("They proceeded to dance / To a clarinet tune / And a tambourine beat / Underneath the Ghost Moon"). The upbeat end~ing includes the forgiving little she-leader dancing arm-in-arm with one small creeper who asks to remain. Molk's watercolors flesh out the details of Yolen's fantasy and offer an appealing underworld of flexible "green things that gibber and laugh" but who are no match for a group of very lively mice. ~--Kathryn Broderick