Mouse is a cat that’s aptly named because she’s small and
gray and looks a lot like a mouse. When Mouse goes missing, the whole family
searches for her. They enlist friends, family and neighbors to help in the
search. But, most of all, they call on God to bring their cat home.
When Mouse is eventually found, the family doesn’t just let
things end there. They then shout their “good news” from “the rooftops” by
telling everyone that Mouse has been found. They change the poster they had put
up that said “Cat Lost” to proclaim the good news: “Cat Found”.
Anna Alden-Tirrill, author of many devotional books for
women, uses this true story, A Cat Named Mouse: The Miracle of Answered Prayer, to teach many valuable lessons. Number one, we should love God
above all. Number two, we should trust in Him no matter what. Number three, we
should praise Him whether things are going our way or not. And, number four, we
need to believe that all things are possible with God’s help.
Except
for a picture of Mouse at the beginning of nearly every chapter, and a few
other pictures of her scattered throughout the text, the illustrations seem to
be a mixture of special fonts used to make phrases like “Let’s just praise the
Lord” and low-quality reproductions of actual photographs.
What I
Like: As mentioned there are a lot of good lessons to be learned from reading
this book.
What I
Dislike: There were a few things I didn’t like about the book. First, there are
a couple of typos in the text. It’s not a big deal, but I thought I would
mention it. Second, some of the photo reproductions were very poor quality.
And, the narrative is supposed to be that of 12-year-old Annie, but her voice
does not come across as being authentic.
Overall
Rating: Despite those things, I give the book a rating of “very good” because of
the overall message.
Age
Appeal: 9-12.
Publisher Info: White Cottage Publishing Company, 2012;
ISBN: 9781885831200; Paperback, 190 pages, $14.95.
2 comments:
The cat on the cover certainly isn't small and gray???
Good point, Kathy C. Actually, Mouse she is described as having gray and brown stripes (I forgot that part - sorry), but the girl that named her thought she looked like a mouse. The mother thought told the daughter the cat was a "tabby" cat descended from tigers. The daughter liked that distinction, thinking tigers were like royalty, so she added the word Princess to her name. The cat's full name is Princess Mouse but everyone called her Mouse.
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