Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
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- Create Date：2021-07-01 15:31:01
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Robert C. O'Brien
- ISBN：B092X3HDLD
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Reviews
Camie
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My kids and I listened to the audio version of this book as part of a summer kids' club。 （They talked about the book and watched the movie which was pretty awful。） But the book itself was quite good and we all enjoyed it and it made for some pleasant car rides and relaxing times before bed as we listened to the story unfold。 My kids and I listened to the audio version of this book as part of a summer kids' club。 （They talked about the book and watched the movie which was pretty awful。） But the book itself was quite good and we all enjoyed it and it made for some pleasant car rides and relaxing times before bed as we listened to the story unfold。 。。。more
Andrea Croskey
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I grew up with this movie， so I thought it would be a fun book to read Allie。 It was a little slow for her， but we stuck with it。
Chris
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I first read this book in 6th grade for school and have never forgotten it。 Mrs。 Frisby has to be one of the best female characters in literature; her dedication and bravery in her role as a mother to protect her children is truly inspiring。 I also love that this is a children's book that has an adult as a main character， which I think is very interesting。 It shows kids that adults aren't just boring or stupid， rather that they have complex emotions as well and are capable of adventure。 I first read this book in 6th grade for school and have never forgotten it。 Mrs。 Frisby has to be one of the best female characters in literature; her dedication and bravery in her role as a mother to protect her children is truly inspiring。 I also love that this is a children's book that has an adult as a main character， which I think is very interesting。 It shows kids that adults aren't just boring or stupid， rather that they have complex emotions as well and are capable of adventure。 。。。more
Lili
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When my work book club decided that the June 2021 book should be “any book you loved as a child，” I was very conflicted。 I was a book geek as a child because it gave me an excuse to be alone in my room rather than play with the other kids。 So there were countless books that I loved as a child。 But I managed to narrow my choices down to “From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler” and “The Secret of NIMH。” Of course， the latter book doesn’t exist; so I read “The Mixed Up Files” first （jus When my work book club decided that the June 2021 book should be “any book you loved as a child，” I was very conflicted。 I was a book geek as a child because it gave me an excuse to be alone in my room rather than play with the other kids。 So there were countless books that I loved as a child。 But I managed to narrow my choices down to “From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler” and “The Secret of NIMH。” Of course， the latter book doesn’t exist; so I read “The Mixed Up Files” first （just to have something to talk about at book club） while I tried to find the real title of this book。I read this book in one day of airline travel， and I found it as endearing as an adult as I did as a child。 I thought the book held up well over the past 50 years because it dealt mostly with the animal world。 There are still cats that kill mice， and little boys who trap mice。 There are still hardware stores that stock sundry things and scientists who study brain chemistry。 Of course， the true test of whether this book holds up across the generations will be whether my eight year old and seven year old nieces enjoy it。 Since I am their Book Aunt， the 50th anniversary edition will be a gift for them the next time that I visit。 。。。more
Adrian
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Delightful and nothing （that I can remember） like the scary animated movie from my youth。
Sue
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There are secrets beyond the norm in the area surrounding the farm where Mrs。 Frisby， the mouse widow and the rats of NIMH reside。 I found the story intriguing， interesting that the normal animal enemies learned to cooperate and work together for the good of all the small creatures。 I found the scientific part of the story very well told and I liked the mice family and the rats， the crow， the Owl and more as the different characters personalities came out and the story left the reader with a str There are secrets beyond the norm in the area surrounding the farm where Mrs。 Frisby， the mouse widow and the rats of NIMH reside。 I found the story intriguing， interesting that the normal animal enemies learned to cooperate and work together for the good of all the small creatures。 I found the scientific part of the story very well told and I liked the mice family and the rats， the crow， the Owl and more as the different characters personalities came out and the story left the reader with a strong feeling that we each should be more aware of nature and the needs of all God's creatures。 。。。more
Matthew Metzdorf
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I reject the insinuation made early in this book that mice are smarter than crows
Kelley
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Through my kids I’m now able to read books I remember my friends reading as a kid but that I missed。 I’ve always seen this book and thought the title was amazing。 Now reading the book， I’m even more impressed。 This book was awesome。 I think I liked it more than my 9 year old did。 Maybe it’s just as well I read it later in life。 No spoilers or summaries， just appreciation。
Amy
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I read this book in the 6th grade， and it is so cute！ I also love the creative story about the civilized group of rats and the mouse family- I can see why it won a new berry medal。 It reminds me of a cross between Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little。 It was a little slow in the beginning and lengthy text， but a really great read， all in all！
James Bullinger
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Even better than （though well adapted to） the terrifying 1982 Don Bluth animated masterpiece。
NAMOJOMI
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The book is entertaining。
lesley
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Started listening to the audiobook hoping to capture some of the magic I remembered from watching the movie as a kid -- while the book is more expansive in some ways， I actually prefer the distilled， animated version。 Some of the ideologies revealed through the text are also simply antiquated。 Can someone get the protagonist her own name？
Kr1t1
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Even though it's children classic it touches the topic of science and the animal well-being。 Creative and engaging its well written Even though it's children classic it touches the topic of science and the animal well-being。 Creative and engaging its well written 。。。more
Sarah Solt
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a seriously delightful chapter book。 think stuart little。 charlottes web。
Reed
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A true masterpiece of a work。 I love Justin and Brutus
Adrian
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Fun book that had Sandra's full attention。 How exciting！ Fun book that had Sandra's full attention。 How exciting！ 。。。more
Justin Swanson
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🗣 Read aloud to the kids
Zaac
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I watched the movie when I was younger and when I saw that there was a book， I decided to read it。 Super cute book。 A LOT more science to it than the movie which is more like a fantasy。 The book made more sense and logically explained how things were done。 Instead of a magical amulet lifting Mrs。 Frisby's home from the muddy grown， the rats created a pully， placed the house on some rollers， and rolled the house to the new location。 Two drastically different tellings to the same story。 Enjoyed th I watched the movie when I was younger and when I saw that there was a book， I decided to read it。 Super cute book。 A LOT more science to it than the movie which is more like a fantasy。 The book made more sense and logically explained how things were done。 Instead of a magical amulet lifting Mrs。 Frisby's home from the muddy grown， the rats created a pully， placed the house on some rollers， and rolled the house to the new location。 Two drastically different tellings to the same story。 Enjoyed them both！ 。。。more
Suzie。K
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It think it is a wonderful book。 It is about a mouse that has four children they live on a farm。 Every year they have to move out before the farmer plows their home up。 And every year the day is earlier and earlier so making it colder and colder。 One day Timothy gets sick with pneumonia。 Is he going to survive？
Crystal
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Not bad， just not my vibe
T2Boy2
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A wonderful classic！ a joy to read。
Andrew
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As suggested in Excellent Books for Early and Eager Readers As suggested in Excellent Books for Early and Eager Readers 。。。more
Denise
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I grew up with the movie and it's finally nice to read the source material。 I liked the book better， it gave a better background for the Rats and I'm immensely glad I've read it。 It will always remind me of my mother。 I grew up with the movie and it's finally nice to read the source material。 I liked the book better， it gave a better background for the Rats and I'm immensely glad I've read it。 It will always remind me of my mother。 。。。more
Siti Sumaiyyah
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What a dear little story this was！ I was a little skeptical at first， of course， as the main characters of the book were mice and rats。 However， the book is so well-written and the characters so endearing that I ended up loving it after all。 I'd read the sequel， written by the author's son/daughter， if I'm right， called RT， Margaret and the Rats of NIMH and loved it。 I don't think many people think of it as fondly as Mrs。 Frisby and the Rats of NIMH but it did give me an idea of what to expect f What a dear little story this was！ I was a little skeptical at first， of course， as the main characters of the book were mice and rats。 However， the book is so well-written and the characters so endearing that I ended up loving it after all。 I'd read the sequel， written by the author's son/daughter， if I'm right， called RT， Margaret and the Rats of NIMH and loved it。 I don't think many people think of it as fondly as Mrs。 Frisby and the Rats of NIMH but it did give me an idea of what to expect for this book。Mrs。 Frisby is an endearing little main character。 I would have thought she was more than an ordinary mouse （can't say more than that， else I'll give away the plot of the story） but she isn't。 She is extraordinary in her courage though。 And just like all the characters in the book， I love Justin。 It's funny how easy it was to like him considering his screen time/book time。 It just shows how well the story was written in that characters like Justin are so memorable and leave you wishing you'll see more of them in future books。 I also love the story of the Toy Tinker- he was just a story in the story but he left an impression on me。I definitely recommend this book。 While Mrs。 Frisby and her compatriots may sound a little too human， I feel that that's what helps readers to have more empathy for them。 I ended up liking the story much more than I'd expected which is what good books should do。Loved this！ Will definitely read it again。 4。3 stars！ 。。。more
Sonia
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Very boring when the rats are saying their story but i have to say its ok
Barb
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Fabulous book， I loved it！
Kristen
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9 yo on the last page: "Thats it？ There is nothing else？！ I want the rest of the story where the crow takes them back to meet up again。"As good as I remembered it。 9 yo on the last page: "Thats it？ There is nothing else？！ I want the rest of the story where the crow takes them back to meet up again。"As good as I remembered it。 。。。more
The halal bookworm
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Hard to get through but overall good， needs a re-read
Katie
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this movie traumatized me as a child so I thought I would be brave and read the book as a 35 year old。turns out the book is not remotely scary and the movie is basically an entirely different plot。 the book did not traumatize me。 I hope it wasn't Justin who died saving the other buddies from the cyanide。。。but it probably was。 :（ this movie traumatized me as a child so I thought I would be brave and read the book as a 35 year old。turns out the book is not remotely scary and the movie is basically an entirely different plot。 the book did not traumatize me。 I hope it wasn't Justin who died saving the other buddies from the cyanide。。。but it probably was。 :（ 。。。more
Katie
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