EducatingParents.org rating: Approved

CCBC says "An adaptation of the Indian Fable "The Blind Men and the Elephant" cleverly uses paper collage set on a black background." In this charming and colorful story the seven colorful blind mice each take a turn trying to identify and guess what they are feeling, each on a different day of the week. It's only after the seventh mouse thoroughly explores the shape and puts the others' theories together do they finally 'see' the truth. They all explore together and agree that the object is an elephant. This appealing tale ends with a "Mouse Moral: Knowing in part may make a fine tale, but wisdom comes from seeing the whole."

This is based on a Buddhist story. The underlying concept is that there is more than one way to look at things ... I know some adults who could use this book! ( )

Genre
Fables
Folklore
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Writing Style
Spare
Illustration
Colorful
Inventive
Subject
Elephants
Mammals
Mice
Perspective, Personal
Senses and sensation
Touch

Tale about how the whole can be different from the parts and the need to sometimes look at that level to know something.