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Seven Blind Mice
1992 children's picture book by Ed Young
Seven Blind Mice is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Ed Young. Based on the Indian fable of the blind men and an elephant, the book tells the story of seven mice who, each day, explore and describe a different part of the elephant.
It was well received by critics and received a Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.
Ed young biography seven blind mice
Background
When planning the book, Ed Young believed that the story would work better with pictures if the blind men were instead small animals exploring the elephant. He considered using monkeys at first, but wanted an even smaller animal, so settled on having the characters be mice instead.[1]
Having added a seventh character, Young then began introducing other concepts that worked with that number, such as colors, with six of the mice representing the rainbow and the seventh a light.
He later introduced the idea of the seven days of the week.[1]