Wallace's Lists
By Barbara Bottner; Olof Landstrom (Illustrator); Gerald Kruglik
(Katherine Tegen Books, Library Binding, 9780060002251, 40pp.)
Publication Date: June 2004
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: Animals - Mice Hamsters Guinea Pigs etc., Social Issues - Friendship
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Wallace, a mouse, could do almost anything. Anything that is, as long as he had a list.
- Wallace is a shy mouse.
- He writes lists. Lists of recipes, funny words, and frightening experiences.
- Wallace meets his lively neighbor named Albert.
- His world is swiftly opened to new delights, such as painting and music.
- Wallace and Albert experience the excitement of an adventure, and Wallace discovers a new joy.
- Friendship.
Barbara Bottner is the author of many favorites for young readers, including Rosa's Room, illustrated by Beth Spiegel; the ever-popular Bootsie Barker Bites, illustrated by Peggy Rathmann; and Bootsie Barker Ballerina, also an I Can Read Book, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Together with her husband, Gerald Kruglik, Ms. Bottner has authored the award-winning picture book Wallace's Lists, illustrated by Olof LandstrÖm, and the I Can Read Book Pish and Posh, which she illustrated.
“This one goes on the recommended list.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“The book might dare readers to discover something new about themselves, too.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Worried little Wallace … is an endearing hero … and Bottner and Kruglik chronicle his blossoming with affectionate wit.”
-Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“With its positive message…this picture book is a winner.”
-School Library Journal (starred review)











