A Fun and Educational Children’s Book Based on a Real Story

NEW YORK - Jan. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- ‘The Extraordinary Life of Chowder the Field Mouse’ by author Maria Schell Burden is a truly unique book for children of ages 3-5. It’s not only fun and captivating, but it is also highly educational, especially since it is inspired from real life. The two main characters, the little field mouse Chowder and the dog Copper, are actually real, and this first book in the author’s adorable series chronicles their first adventures together.

At first, the story might seem a bit sad. Chowder loses his real parents when their home in the garden is accidently destroyed. Just as he thinks he is an orphan who can’t survive because he can’t protect himself, Chowder is adopted by a loving human family. They do their best to help him adapt to his new environment, they feed him, love him, and make sure he has everything he needs. Chowder grows into a happy and playful mouse who is ready to explore the world with his big brother, Copper. Copper is actually a dog, but Chowder considers him his brother because they are both the children of the two kind humans who had taken them in.

Kids will love to read about the adventures of Chowder and Copper, and they will also learn a lot from their experiences. The beautiful, brightly colored pictures drawn by the amazing illustrator Katelin Cole will keep them glued to the pages. Parents will want to get their kids this book so they can read it to them before bedtime. It will offer them a great opportunity to spend some quality time with their little ones and discuss with them about family, friendship, and trust.

‘The Extraordinary Life of Chowder the Field Mouse’ has already received amazing reviews on Amazon. It currently has an average of 4.9 stars out of 5. One reviewer said about Maria Schell Burden’s book that it is ‘an adorable story with marvelous illustrations to delight all children pre-school through elementary age.’ All those who have read and reviewed it have praised it for how funny and exciting it is, and for how well the author built the suspense.

‘The Extraordinary Life of Chowder the Field Mouse’ is available for purchase on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Life-Chowder-Field-Mo...

About the author:
When I was young, my mother took all five of us kids to the library every single week. It was without a doubt the highlight of the week in our family. We would each come home with a stack of books and my mother would read to us every night. We read aloud to each other in the family car on road trips (passing the book from person to person, each reading a chapter until the book was finished). And of course, we broke the rules and read under the covers after lights out until the flashlight quit working. My love of literature and books is all your fault, Mom and Dad. And I've done it to my own kids--when they were young, we read all of my childhood favorites (our #1 all-time favorite will always be T-Bone the Babysitter by Clare Turlay Newberry) and carried on the tradition of reading everywhere we went.

Books are in my DNA and stories have been trying to get out of my brain and onto paper since I learned to talk, read and write. I have always read a lot of historical fiction, (I cut my teeth on the works of Janice Holt Giles, Allan W. Eckert, Gwen Bristow and others). I love anything related to American history, be it fiction or nonfiction, I enjoy a good mystery, and yes, on occasion, a well-written romance novel keeps me curled up by the fire for hours. Children's literature has always been important to me, and I love to discover talented new authors in this field.