Theopatra (Paperback) - A Captivating Story Beyond Just a Mouse | Perfect for Book Clubs & Family Reading Time

Theopatra reviewTheopatra is so much more than just a mouse. She is a dancer, a brave friend, an old soul, an eager learner, and she’s a little bossy.Her mother says she is too rambunctious. And she has so many questions!Her mother challenges Theopatra: “You must learn to find your own answers to your many questions.” But Theopatra is a restless young mouse with a head full of thoughts and a heart “full of color and lights.”Theopatra makes a little house of her own in the library and reads all the books about dancing. She wonders if her life might be more than just scurrying along the baseboards. She practices the ballet steps she had read about in the books.Then one day she meets an owlet who has fallen out of his nest. Harless is hungry, and Theopatra has to think fast. She helps him find beetles and spiders to satisfy his appetite, and she promises to teach him how to fly. Theopatra’s contagious confidence inspires Harless to practice flying, even though he is afraid.Harless trusts the magic that is inside of him and he learns to fly. This encourages Theopatra to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina. She plans a recital and invites her mother and Harless.The book is full of earnest characters. Theopatra is strong female character with her insistence that Harless is not a “chicken-little, scaredy-cat owl.” The language throughout is rollicking and rich. It’s a read-aloud book that is generous to the big people and the little ones too.