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Gravett, Emily

[Emily Gravett's] Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears

32 pp. | Simon | September, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-5930-4 $17.99

(2) K-3 Little Mouse fears everything, from heights to going to bed. Making his way through this book, he scrawls out his anxieties on pages labeled "Isolophobia (Fear of solitude)" and "Whereamiophobia (Fear of getting lost)." The visual and textual layers woven by Gravett's meticulous mixed-media illustrations, including nibbled pages and foldouts, contain enough detail that multiple reads still won't reveal everything.

Reviewer: Becca Schaffner | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2009