FREDERICK

Title: Frederick
Author: Leo Lionni
Genre: Fable
Summary: This story was about five little mice busily getting ready for winter. However, one little mouse thought he should work to get different things to survive winter. The other mice got food to eat, straw to lay on, and a warm place to stay. While Frederick soaked up the colors, the rays from the sun, and words to speak when the winter days were long. And when winter finally came and the food ran out and the others were cold, Frederick offered his rays of sun, colors from life around them, and plenty of words to keep his friends warm.
Comments: This story was very easy to read and captured my students attention. There was a little hidden meaning that when we are in dire need, it is our dreams of happier times that can help sustain us.
Characters: Frederick, four little mice.
Grade level: Preschool/Kindergarten.