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102
- Author
- Matthew Cordell
- Narrator
- Ralph Lister
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Publish Date
- 14 April 2026
- Run Time
- 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Picture storybooks: bedtime stories and dreams, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts
What to expect
Sent home from school earlier in the day with a fever, George awakens in the middle of the night to discover a cricket beckoning him on an adventure and soon finds himself shrunken down in size. He follows the insect guide through a crack in his bedroom wall, through the moonlit yard, and into the home of a family of mice at the base of an oak tree. There, in a tiny, cozy kitchen, George discovers the meaning of his quest: he must help the Mama mouse complete her special 102-bean soup for her sick young son.
Delightfully sweet as it is fantastic, 102 seamlessly explores the values of curiosity, kindness, and generosity. The simple yet profound conclusion shares a clever wink with readers, encouraging them to believe the unbelievable.
Critics Review
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* “A tender and imaginative story that beautifully blends whimsy with warmth…” —School Library Journal, starred review
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* “Utterly entrancing.”—Kirkus, starred review
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* “[An] ambitions picture book that recalls works by Chris Van Allsburg and David Wiesner…”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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* “[Cordell’s] fanciful yet down-to-earth narrative will entrance...”
—Booklist, starred review
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Details
- Author
- Matthew Cordell
- Narrator
- Ralph Lister
- Duration
- 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 April 2026
- ISBN
- 9781668654712
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Genre
- Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Picture storybooks: bedtime stories and dreams, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts
Synopsis
From Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell comes a cozy, magical nighttime adventure, where a child discovers the mysterious, miniature world beyond his bedroom walls. ​ Sent home from school earlier in the day with a fever, George awakens in the middle of the night to discover a cricket beckoning him on an adventure and soon finds himself shrunken down in size. He follows the insect guide through a crack in his bedroom wall, through the moonlit yard, and into the home of a family of mice at the base of an oak tree. There, in a tiny, cozy kitchen, George discovers the meaning of his quest: he must help the Mama mouse complete her special 102-bean soup for her sick young son. Delightfully sweet as it is fantastic, 102 seamlessly explores the values of curiosity, kindness, and generosity. The simple yet profound conclusion shares a clever wink with readers, encouraging them to believe the unbelievable.
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