A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
- Authors
- Henry Cole
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Tags
- juvenile fiction , general , fiction , united states , etc , animals , family , people & places , human-animal relationships , social issues , john james , joseph - childhood and youth , mason , hamsters , children: grades 4-6 , nature & the natural world , art & architecture , animals - mice hamsters guinea pigs etc. , new orleans (la.) , guinea pigs , ages 9-12 fiction , new orleans (la.) - history - 19th century , nature & the natural world - general , social issues - friendship , biographical , social issues - values , audubon , friendship , mice , children's books , values & virtues , artists , home , etc.
- ISBN
- 9780061704109
- Date
- 2010-02-23T05:26:57.417000+00:00
- Size
- 4.11 MB
- Lang
- en
SUMMARY: A beautifully illustrated novel about a mouse, her friendship with Audubon's apprentice, and her search for home. Beneath the crackled and faded painting of a horse, underneath the worn and dusty floorboards of the dining room, lives Celeste, a mouse who spends her days weaving baskets, until one day she is thrust into the world above. Here Celeste encounters danger—and love—unlike any she's ever imagined. She dodges a hungry cat and witnesses the brutality of hunting for the first time. She makes friends with a singing thrush named Cornelius, a talkative osprey named Lafayette, and Joseph, Audubon's young apprentice. All the while, Celeste is looking for a new home. Is her home in the toe of a worn boot? Nestled in Joseph's pocket? Or in the dollhouse in the attic, complete with mouse-size furniture perfect for Celeste? In the end, Celeste discovers that home is really the place deep inside her heart, where friendships live.