Tillie is curious. The other mice just go about their daily lives and ignore the wall but Tillie, the youngest mouse, wonders what might be on the other side. She imagines there could be a fantastic world with strange animals and plants. Tillie is a problem solver. She asks the other mice to help her. They try climbing but they cannot reach the top. They try to walk to the end of the wall but it seems to have no end. Then one day Tillie sees a worm tunneling under the wall. This is the perfect solution. Tillie digs and digs until she reaches the other side. What a surprise. Living there are another group of mice just like her friends. Will they become friends or enemies? This is a fable so that might give you a clue.
Tillie and the wall was written in 1989 just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. I am pleased to have found another book about walls. Recently I talked about The Wall in the Middle of the Book and Little Mouse and the Red Wall. I do think it would be fun to explore a mini unit about walls with your class.
Here is a teaching guide for Tillie and the Wall.
Look for other books by master story teller and illustrator Leo Lionni (1910-1999).
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