jexjthomas's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of short stories that give us a glimpse into some of the most important moments in our heroes' lives and the history of mousekind.
theybedax's review against another edition
5.0
Turns out learning life lessons from anthropomorphic mice is just what the doctor ordered! This is a compilation of short stories meant to showcase some great life lessons that each mouse has learned along the way. It's a great entree for children into the Mouse Guard world. This is quite a bit less brutal than the main series since it is really a collection of fables.
elturko64's review against another edition
4.0
Just as amazing as the rest of the 'Mouse Guard' books. This book is mainly about bed time stories for the main characters when they were little and how these stories shaped the characters into who they are. A wonderful read and I can't wait for the next 'Mouse Guard' book.
ethancf's review against another edition
4.0
I love this kind of fable-adjacent, folkloric storytelling, especially when done from the POV of animals (it's a huge part of why I love Watership Down as much as a I do), so it's no surprise I really enjoyed this. Characterization has been the weak point of this series as a whole, and this kind of storytelling makes that a negligible fault.
It's also nice to see some of the characters from past books listening to these stories. Last time I read a Mouse Guard was six years ago somehow so I'm a little hazy on the details, but I'll assume it ties in neatly. The art, as always, is excellent. There's some different stylistic stuff going on in this collection with two of the stories so that's interesting as well. Glad I got around to this.
It's also nice to see some of the characters from past books listening to these stories. Last time I read a Mouse Guard was six years ago somehow so I'm a little hazy on the details, but I'll assume it ties in neatly. The art, as always, is excellent. There's some different stylistic stuff going on in this collection with two of the stories so that's interesting as well. Glad I got around to this.
tmaluck's review against another edition
5.0
There is a limited supply of Mouse Guard in the world, and we must treasure each first reading of a book in the series. This one is no exception.
dark_reader's review against another edition
2.0
This is a collection of (very) short graphic stories set in the Mouse Guard universe. They are mostly inconsequential, despite the effort to link them to the main characters from the original Mouse Guard adventures. Most of them are re-prints of Free Comic Book Day short offerings. I was expecting them to be children's stories for some reason, but they are general audience tellings, similar to the existing Mouse Guard books.
I would much rather see further full adventures continuing the stories told in the first two Mouse Guard books. At least these were written and drawn by David Peterson, the creator of Mouse Guard, and not other artists/writers as in the Legends of the Guard collections. Peterson's art is seminal and the best for illustrating this small world.
I would much rather see further full adventures continuing the stories told in the first two Mouse Guard books. At least these were written and drawn by David Peterson, the creator of Mouse Guard, and not other artists/writers as in the Legends of the Guard collections. Peterson's art is seminal and the best for illustrating this small world.
italo_carlvino's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jamieadelee's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.5
olivia_piepmeier's review against another edition
3.0
Most of the stories in this book have been released in the form of Free Comic Book Day comics, but this demands to be on the shelf of any Mouse Guard lover. Each little story links to characters you already know and helps develop them just a smidgen with the help of some folk tales. Actually it made me feel like I need to go back and read the previous books just to remember why the stories are relevant. The art doesn't necessarily stand out among the rest, but there are a couple stories that use different stylistic approaches which is a nice touch.