And we're back to talking mouse stories
Kellogg, Steven. The Island of the Skog. New York : Dial Press 1973.
Plot: After watching their numbers steadily dwindle, the mice decide to leave the dangerous city and seek a safe haven across the sea. After a series of misadventures, they discover a nearly-deserted island. Their only neighbor is a skog, which no one can identify. The skog makes itself known by cutting the mice's ship loose, forcing them to deal with the dark-robed, big-footed creature.
Genre: Picture Books, Animals
Reading Level: Grades 1-3
Similar Titles: Lon Po Po, Amos & Boris, The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Personal Thoughts: I grew up with the stories and illustrations of Kellogg, but I never knew about this particular title. I includes all the detailed pictures with little in-jokes I enjoyed as a child, as well as a slightly suspenseful story that I like as an adult. It is not a particularly scary book and most readers will have guesses about the skog's identity before the end, but the title still offers a good read.
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