He won a Caldecott Honor award for his illustrations in this work. Take a paper bag and place an object inside. Feel the object without looking at it. Try to guess what the object is. In your journal, write who the honor was named for and why.
Many people only think of mice as being white.
Bloom's Taxonomy is an excellent tool to check for and to enhance comprehension. Seven Blind Mice lends itself nicely to questions concerning prediction. Find the title of the 1990 Caldecott Medal winner, also written and illustrated by Ed Young. Locate the book and make comparisons between the two works using a Venn diagram. At the school's web site is an extensive list of elephant jokes written by the students.