Marvellous story about the magic of reading, envelloped in a classic tale. Loved the word plays. ( )

A fun read of a fable wherein a mouse helps a young man save a town from a giant and a dragon. Nice illustrations add to the fun of the book. ( )

Picked this little charmer up and read it the same day. Yes, it is a children's book and a quick read, but the story line and characters pull you along.

Cervantes is a mouse who lives in a bookstore. Not just any bookstore, but and antiquarian bookstore. He loves words and knows his way around and in books. His diet is of delicious words from fancy cookbooks. He can throw sharp words and pointed remarks...and does at Milo, the bookstore cat who would love to get his claws on Cervantes.

One day Cervante's protective 'wall of words' gets moved and he must flee to a safer shelf. Cervantes finds himself in a very old book and becomes involved in the adventure told in the book. Knights and a dragon and storytellers are new characters to him. Will he survive this adventure and will his way with words be part of the arsenal that could slay the dragon?

This is a great read alone or out loud. It reminds me of the books by Kate DeCamillo. Her characters come alive and take you along on their exciting tales... ( )

The setting for this book is based on the bookstore I grew up in, and the opening description makes me cry every time I read it. I'd recommend it to anyone who has ever loved a bookstore. ( )

Got a precocious elementary child that likes to play with words? Like to play with words yourself? This is a fun read about a mouse who likes to use words (to eat, to hold off the cat, etc), but learns how much more there is in words when they are used to tell stories. Lot's of play with words, unusual words in this adventure that taps into a love for words, stories, and books.

Os. ( )