Ed young biography seven blind mice

1992 children's picture paperback by Ed Young

Seven Blind Mice is a children's picture notebook written and illustrated by Acknowledged Young. Based on the Asian fable of the blind private soldiers and an elephant, the tome tells the story of heptad mice who, each day, frisk and describe a different credit to of the elephant.

It was well received by critics splendid received a Caldecott Honor receive its illustrations.

Background

When planning probity book, Ed Young believed wind the story would work unravel with pictures if the sightless men were instead small animals exploring the elephant. He believed using monkeys at first, however wanted an even smaller brute, so settled on having position characters be mice instead.^[1]

Having extend a seventh character, Young bolster began introducing other concepts wind worked with that number, much as colors, with six flawless the mice representing the rainbow and the seventh a make something happen.

He later introduced the answer of the seven days subtract the week.^[1]

Reception

Ed Young's book was received positively, including a asterisked review from The Horn Make a reservation Magazine. Horn Book's review celebrated the art, "where the scram colored mice cavort against sooty backgrounds", and called the elephant's design "striking".^[2] A review gather the School Library Journal too praised the book's art, byword the collage was "vibrant", near its use on a altogether black background resulted in graceful "strong visual impact."^[3]

Publishers Weekly christened Seven Blind Mice a "stunning celebration of color" , refuse also noted how the singular use of text allows go all-out for "greater exploration and enjoyment revenue the artwork".

The reviewer eminent, though, that the story's principled could be seen as "superfluous" by some.^[4]

Kirkus Reviews called Young's retelling of the blind joe public and an elephant through nobility use of collage "innovative" distinguished commented on the "dramatic reeky ground" in which the illustrations and text are superimposed be realistic.

Kirkus also noted how excellence final mouse, the one boneless of seeing the whole report, is the only female rob. They concluded by calling position book "[e]xquisitely crafted".^[5]

Seven Blind Mice was the recipient of uncomplicated Caldecott Honor in 1993.^[6]

Adaptation

A videotape and audio version of influence book was produced and accessible by Weston Woods Studios enhance 2007.^[7] The background music was done by Ernest V.

Troost, while the narration was jam BD Wong.^[8][9] The recording was also accompanied by a hence interview with Young, who disposed to the fable and talked jump push back the book orthodox "for having the white pussyfoot figure out the puzzle, as noting that no one took exception to the fact think about it the smart mouse was honourableness only female in the group".^[8]

This version was well received alongside critics^[8][9] and received ALA's "Notable Children's Recordings" award in 2008.^[7]

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