Amos and Boris
Author:
William Steig
Illustrator:
William Steig
Publication:
1971 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Genre:
Fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
32
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Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sea in his homemade boat, the Rodent, and soon finds himself in extreme need of rescue. Enter Boris. But there will come a day, long after Boris has gone back to a life of whaling about and Amos has gone back to his life of mousing around, when the tiny mouse must find a way to rescue the great whale.
The tender yet comical story of this friendship is recorded in text and pictures that are a model of rich simplicity. Here, with apparent ease and concealed virtuosity, Caldecott medalist William Steig brings two winning heroes to life.
Amos & Boris is a 1971 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year.
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Amos and Boris
Reviewed by Diane Pendergraft
Amos is so overwhelmed by “the beauty and mystery of everything” that he falls into the sea, his boat goes on without him, and he never sees it again. The tiny mouse is treading water in the midst of the immense ocean.
After managing to stay afloat throughout the night, he’s starting to wonder what it will feel like to drown when a whale looms up and asks what sort of creature Amos is. Boris, the whale, says he would consider it a privilege to rescue Amos because no other whale has ever had such an opportunity. On the way back to Amos’ home, “They became the closest friends possible.”
Amos & Boris
there is no question that Steig's affectionately witty pictures and perfectly complementary narration...
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