Books of Wonder

Amos & Boris

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$14.25 $22.99 In stock

Category: Picture Books

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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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Lucy ★★★★★

My son was completely captivated by the idea of a tiny mouse sailing in a teacup—the illustrations make the scale difference between Amos and Boris feel so real and charming.

Eli ★★★★★

The story’s gentle lesson about kindness across differences landed perfectly for my six-year-old, and the illustrations of Amos sailing on Boris’s back are just as charming as I remembered. It’s a classic that feels timeless even on the tenth read.

Sofia E. ★★★★★

My kid asked for it three nights in a row, which never happens with the other books on the shelf. The friendship between a mouse and a whale feels genuinely sweet, not preachy, and the sea adventure keeps a four-year-old actually sitting still.