HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin…
Loading...

Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos (original 1939; edition 1939)

by Robert Lawson

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingMentions
2,706235,338 (3.89)34
Banjamin Franklin's companion, Amos the mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin's inventions and discoveries.
Member:DWEmma
Title:Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos
Authors:Robert Lawson
Info:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (1988), Paperback, 114 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:
Tags:MG

Work Information

Ben and Me by Robert Lawson (1939)

Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 34 mentions

Showing 1-5 of 24 (next | show all)
Quite fun! I haven't read this since I was a child. I will say that Amos is quite fond of tooting his own horn! Even if he made a mistake! I look forward to our discussion in the Vintage Book Circle group. I listened this time, but I did check out the paper copy as well. The illustrations are marvelous! Robert Lawson is a genius! ( )
  njcur | Sep 17, 2022 |
This is a charming book, but of course the facts are rather twisted. Still, a fun read for a young person-- just remind them that just as mice can't talk, there are other parts of the story that are not factual either. ( )
  bunnyjadwiga | Dec 12, 2021 |
Cute book to read out loud to kids. There could be a little bit more to the story, the plot is not the best in structure however, I'm sure kids would enjoy it. ( )
  KSnapdragon | Sep 15, 2020 |
This is a rather silly book about the mouse responsible for all of Ben Franklin's big ideas. It's mildly amusing, and I especially enjoyed the climactic scene, but there's not much substance to it ( )
  ImperfectCJ | Sep 11, 2020 |
Read this in fifth grade and still remember it today. I remember seeing the movie since we did some adaptions to compare the books against them. I honestly don't know what to say beyond that. ( )
  AshleighDJCutler | May 12, 2020 |
Showing 1-5 of 24 (next | show all)
no reviews | add a review

» Add other authors

Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Lawson, Robertprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Guidall, GeorgeNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Helquist, BrettCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Mercado, MariaCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
First words
Since the recent death of my lamented friend and patron Ben Franklin, many so-called historians have attempted to write accounts of his life and his achievements.
Introduction: The manuscript which forms this book was sent me recently by an architect friend.
Quotations
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

Banjamin Franklin's companion, Amos the mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin's inventions and discoveries.

No library descriptions found.

Book description
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (3.89)
0.5
1
1.5
2 5
2.5
3 37
3.5 6
4 41
4.5 4
5 34

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 204,454,621 books! | Top bar: Always visible