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Amos the mouse and Boris the whale a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sail the sea and finds himself in extreme need of rescue. And there will come a day, long after Boris has gone back to a life at sea and Amos has gone back to life on dry land, when the tiny mouse must find a way to rescue the great whale.
Amos & Boris is a 1971 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year.
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"I am a William Steig fan and Amos and Boris is one of his best. My daughter and I read this over and over and over years ago and I purchased it for my toddler class in a Montessori school. It is a bit above that age group (better for 5 years and up), but it goes deep into persevering one's dreams, experiencing Oneness and devastating, life-threatening circumstances and building life-long friendships. William Steig manages to do this in this beautifully illustrated and yet not many paged book to be enjoyed by all ages (including Toddlers). William Steig and Bill Peet are at the top of my list for children's books (and for those who read to children)."
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Amos Boris William Steig 9780312535667 Books Reviews
- Bought this book as a gift for my niece, who is 6. I’m so glad I read it before wrapping it. There’s a whole page about thinking about what it’s like to drown. I found it really disturbing. Ruined an otherwise cute story about friendship. Didn’t gift it.
- I am a William Steig fan and Amos and Boris is one of his best. My daughter and I read this over and over and over years ago and I purchased it for my toddler class in a Montessori school. It is a bit above that age group (better for 5 years and up), but it goes deep into persevering one's dreams, experiencing Oneness and devastating, life-threatening circumstances and building life-long friendships. William Steig manages to do this in this beautifully illustrated and yet not many paged book to be enjoyed by all ages (including Toddlers). William Steig and Bill Peet are at the top of my list for children's books (and for those who read to children).
- This book is for our grandson, and one of many by William Steig that we've bought. There is no more engaging story than this one, and I've read it countless times to hundreds of children over the years at the library.The drama is there, the beautiful language is there, and the picture of true friendship was never painted in a more touching way.
- The story and illustrations of this children's book are absolutely lovely. But parents of young children be aware, the words are many on each page and they are big and advanced (on one page alone "leisurely," "exchanging," "developed," "admiration," "delicacy," "quivering daintiness," "gemlike radiance," "grandeur," and "abounding friendliness" - phew!) and concepts - like death. I love exposing my child to these big words but it can get tiring when at every other word they stop to ask what it means - I wonder how much of the story he truly understands. I also found myself choked up at the end (spoiler alert) when the two friends, after a near death situation, part to never see each other again. My little kid had many, many big questions about death and dying and being helpless - not an ideal conversation right before bed. This book covers some big life stuff...but it is a beautiful book with a lasting story that goes deep.
- Fun story...I've read it many times to my young audience.
I love the graphics and the meaning of the little book...Thank you for stories like this by authors who did have fun
with their talent. - Even a little child can make a difference!
This is one of the most empowering concepts for a young child to grasp. It is the message at the heart of this story.
When the whale saves a mouse drowning at sea, we are happy to see a creature so big, helping one so little. But later, when the mouse is able to return the favor by saving the beached whale, we cheer him on!
Steig's prose is rich and draws you into the story. He gives us a phosphorescent sea, an immense starry sky, and a mouse's quivering daintiness. Artfully done as well, are his presentation of some very grown up concepts having ambitions in life, whether we go to heaven when we die, and having to move on and say goodbye to a dear friend.
My son and I enthusiastically recommend this book! - Heard it quoted in a non-fiction book about brain science, but didn't find it super inspiring.
Kind of an awkward story of how very different people can help each other.
Art work is so so. - I love this book, and feel that William Steig is one of the most underrated and insightful children's authors. I have asked many people who have children that I know whether they have read any of his books, and the usual answer I receive is "no". What literature they have been missing out on! My son really enjoys this book, and it is one of the first books with a substantial amount of text on each page that I have been able to convince him to sit still to hear (he's almost three).
The story of a mouse and whale who find solace in a most unlikely friendship is charming and very applicable to human relationships. I think this book can teach children that friendship can be found in a people who are not necessarily like ourselves...and that these friendships are often some of the most important and profound in our lives. Hopefully, children will take away from this book the message that not everyone is the same, and that so much can be valued and gained from finding friends in those who are different from all the rest.
