Book: Mr. Maxwell's Mouse
Author: Frank Asch and Devin Asch
ISBN: 978-1-55337-486-2
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214
Comments: I loved the illustrations in this book. The book was how a mouse out foxed a cat. What I liked about the story is how the author wrote it, where the reader can draw deeper questions of where our food comes from and how the animals being sacrifice feel. Kids will read right pass these deeper questions the author presents. Reading this story I couldn't help think about we feel and treat our animal food supply. You can make connections with cows/pigs before they go to the slaughterhouse. Great read for any age.
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Questions
1. What is the name of the headwaiter?
2. What is the name of the company Mr. Howard Maxwell works for?
3. What position did he get promoted to?
4. What is the name of the restaurant?
5. What did Mr. Maxwell order every day for lunch?
6. Why did Mr. Maxwell ask for the menu today? Why did he order something different this time?
7. What did he order?
8. On page 1-2, does the restaurant look expensive/fancy? How do you know?
9. On page 3-4, do the other customers look like they are rich? How do you know?
10. On page 5-6, what does this statement mean to you about Mr. Maxwell? "I wonder if my new office will have a picture window, he mused."
11. On page 5-6, what does this statement mean to you about Mr. Maxwell? "And it would be nice if there was a sofa where clients could sit and wait for me to notice them...."
12. On page 7-8, what types of restaurants have violin quartets?
13. Does Mr. Maxwell give you the idea that he is a gentleman?
14. What did the mouse ask for just as Mr. Maxwell was about to eat him?
15. Is Mr. Maxwell religious?
16. Why didn't Mr. Maxwell mind that the mouse ask for a prayer before he ate him?
17. Why doesn't Mr. Maxwell drink wine for lunch?
18. Why did Mr. Maxwell allow the mouse to say a blessing for himself?
19. How long is Mr. Maxwell's lunch?
20. On page 11-12, why did Mr. Maxwell think the mouse is planning to escape?
21. Read the mouse's prayer on page 13. Does the mouse's prayer remind you of someone you know?
22. Did the mouse prayer made you think?
23. At this point in the story, page 15-16, does the mouse seem to be working with the restaurant to get Mr. Maxwell to spend more money?
24. On page 17-18, why is Mr. Maxwell thinking of asking the waiter to kill the mouse?
25. Why do you think Mr. Maxwell listens to the mouse's suggestion of using a blindfold?
26. Why did Mr. Maxwell's paws shake so much that he made his knife and fork rattle?
27. How loud did Mr. Maxwell scream?
28. What did Clyde drop?
29. What did the Chef spill?
30. What was the affect of the spill?
31. What did the mouse do during this commotion?
32. On page 27-28, which is your favorite drawing/scene?
33. On page 29-30, study the drawing. What time period do you think this is? How do you know?
34. Page 31, can you tell what time period it is by looking at the hospital room?
35. Did Mr. Maxwell recuperate?
36. What happened to the mouse?
37. Looking back at all the drawings/photographs, where do you think the story is taking place? is it in New York, London, Paris, etc.
Author: Frank Asch and Devin Asch
ISBN: 978-1-55337-486-2
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214
Comments: I loved the illustrations in this book. The book was how a mouse out foxed a cat. What I liked about the story is how the author wrote it, where the reader can draw deeper questions of where our food comes from and how the animals being sacrifice feel. Kids will read right pass these deeper questions the author presents. Reading this story I couldn't help think about we feel and treat our animal food supply. You can make connections with cows/pigs before they go to the slaughterhouse. Great read for any age.
Go to Directory
Go to Answer Key
Questions
1. What is the name of the headwaiter?
2. What is the name of the company Mr. Howard Maxwell works for?
3. What position did he get promoted to?
4. What is the name of the restaurant?
5. What did Mr. Maxwell order every day for lunch?
6. Why did Mr. Maxwell ask for the menu today? Why did he order something different this time?
7. What did he order?
8. On page 1-2, does the restaurant look expensive/fancy? How do you know?
9. On page 3-4, do the other customers look like they are rich? How do you know?
10. On page 5-6, what does this statement mean to you about Mr. Maxwell? "I wonder if my new office will have a picture window, he mused."
11. On page 5-6, what does this statement mean to you about Mr. Maxwell? "And it would be nice if there was a sofa where clients could sit and wait for me to notice them...."
12. On page 7-8, what types of restaurants have violin quartets?
13. Does Mr. Maxwell give you the idea that he is a gentleman?
14. What did the mouse ask for just as Mr. Maxwell was about to eat him?
15. Is Mr. Maxwell religious?
16. Why didn't Mr. Maxwell mind that the mouse ask for a prayer before he ate him?
17. Why doesn't Mr. Maxwell drink wine for lunch?
18. Why did Mr. Maxwell allow the mouse to say a blessing for himself?
19. How long is Mr. Maxwell's lunch?
20. On page 11-12, why did Mr. Maxwell think the mouse is planning to escape?
21. Read the mouse's prayer on page 13. Does the mouse's prayer remind you of someone you know?
22. Did the mouse prayer made you think?
23. At this point in the story, page 15-16, does the mouse seem to be working with the restaurant to get Mr. Maxwell to spend more money?
24. On page 17-18, why is Mr. Maxwell thinking of asking the waiter to kill the mouse?
25. Why do you think Mr. Maxwell listens to the mouse's suggestion of using a blindfold?
26. Why did Mr. Maxwell's paws shake so much that he made his knife and fork rattle?
27. How loud did Mr. Maxwell scream?
28. What did Clyde drop?
29. What did the Chef spill?
30. What was the affect of the spill?
31. What did the mouse do during this commotion?
32. On page 27-28, which is your favorite drawing/scene?
33. On page 29-30, study the drawing. What time period do you think this is? How do you know?
34. Page 31, can you tell what time period it is by looking at the hospital room?
35. Did Mr. Maxwell recuperate?
36. What happened to the mouse?
37. Looking back at all the drawings/photographs, where do you think the story is taking place? is it in New York, London, Paris, etc.
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