Storytime Astromouse is a picturebook by Steve Smallman. When Pip the mouse learns that the moon is made of stinky cheese, he has a big idea – he's going to be an Astromouse! Pip makes himself a rocket out of an old funnel and some cardboard, and prepares for take-off. But blasting to the moon is harder than he thought and things don't go quite to plan. On his way home Pip sees a huge reflection of the moon in a pond. The moon has come to him! As he reaches down to break off a piece of stinky cheese, the eyes of a large frog appear and a frightened Pip runs all the way back home. He decides the moon is far to scary for a mouse, and he'd much rather live with his mom instead.
Storytime Astromouse is a sweet picturebook about a mouse wanting to get to the moon, because his mother tells him its made of cheese. He tries a variety of approaches until he discovers the reflection of the moon in a pond, and does not like what he finds. The illustrations are cute, and do a good job of expanding on the story. I would have liked it more if it had not started with the myth about the moon being cheese- but rather the mouse wanted to go to the moon to explore instead of eat. Some science or at least hints of it would have been a nice addition. But, I did like that there is are endpapers to guide a parent or teacher to further discussion.
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