I bet you can guess who came to Amos’s rescue? You got it! …a huge head burst through the surface of the water and loomed up over him.

Overwhelmed by the beauty and mystery of everything, he rolled over and over and right off the deck of his boat and into the sea. One night, in a phosphorescent sea, he marveled at the sight of some whales spouting luminous water and later, lying on the deck of his boat gazing at the immense, starry sky, the tiny mouse Amos, a little speck of a living thing in the vast living universe, felt thoroughly akin to all. ( Click here to read Myra’s review of Jerry Pinkney’s wordless yet artistic retelling of the famous Aesop tale.) The book centers on the unlikely friendship between a mouse named Amos and a whale named Boris. When I read the book, I was reminded of the classic story of The Lion and the Mouse. Don’t miss out on the fun!Ī Familiar Story, Magnified. How awesome is that? Once again, please sign up to our AWB Reading Challenge. We would be thrilled to read your works! One lucky winner is chosen each month and is entitled to a book prize. Speaking of which, have you signed up for our Award-Winning Books Reading Challenge yet? If not, please do so! This is a year-long book review challenge, and we are halfway through (+1 hehe).

It was a National Book Award Finalist and A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, among other awards. Amos & Boris was first published in 1971. Then I realized I have his book, The One and Only Shrek (which I have yet to read! Yikes!). When I held the book in my hand, I thought that the name William Steig sounded familiar. However, when I chanced upon William Steig’s Amos & Boris, I decided to give it a go since I haven’t seen it yet. I originally intended to purchase another Mo Willems book (because I just love the man’s works!).

I discovered Amos & Boris by accident while I was browsing through the picture book section of Barnes & Noble.

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