Based on Aesop's beloved fable, City Mouse, Country Mouse, this book is a must have for classroom and at-home reading. Shy Tillie Mouse has invited her city-slicker cousin, Oliver, to visit her home in the country. But Oliver is bored by the country. So, Tillie decides to visit Oliver in the city. Everything is so luxurious. Until...there's a cat! Stomping feet! A vacuum cleaner! The woes of city life are too much for Tillie's nerves, and she returns home, happy and content to be back in her simple cottage in the country.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by Grosset and Dunlap .

Susan Detwiler is the illustrator of several books for children including On the Move , Big Cat, Little Kitty , and the award-winning titles Pandas' Earthquake Escape and One Wolf Howls .