Discussion Questions

 

Want to dig a little bit deeper into the book with your child?  Here are some awesome discussion points for each chapter!  Talk about them as we go along!  You never know when one might pop up as a Trivia question during morning announcements!!!

 

Chapter One-- In the Drain

 

1. How would you feel if your mom came home from the hospital with your new baby brother and it was a mouse?

 

2. What crisis occurred in the Little home that only Stuart could solve and how did he solve it?

 

 

Chapter Two-- Home Problems

 

1. How was Stuart Little helpful when it came to ping pong?

 

2. Explain Stuart's role inside the grand piano.

 

3. Why did the Little's tear one of the rhymes from the nursery songbook?

 

 

Chapter Three-- Washing Up

 

1. What did Stuart have to do to turn on the light and to get up to the washbasin?

 

2. How did Stuart turn on the water and what did the noise cause?

 

 

Chapter Four-- Exercise

 

1. What happened when Stuart tried to prove how strong he was to Snowbell?

 

2. Why do you think Snowbell put Stuart’s hat and cane by the mouse hole?

 

3. Why was Snowbell showing her teeth to Stuart?

 

 

Chapter Five-- Rescued

 

1. How did George plan to rescue Stuart?

 

2. What did George find in the cellar?

 

3. Why did George insist on pulling down the shades?

 

 

Chapter Six-- A Fair Breeze

 

1. Describe what Stuart would do whenever he saw a dog through his spyglass?

 

2. Why did Stuart grab hold of the cuff of a gentleman's pants?

 

3. Where did Stuart get off the bus?

 

 

Chapter Seven-- The Sailboat Race

 

1. Why were all the people pushing to get a better view of the pond?

 

2. In what city can you find Central Park?

 

3. Which ship was the first to cross the finish line?

 

4. Why did the policeman refuse to shake hands with Stuart?

 

 

Chapter Eight-- Margalo

 

1. Who was the new visitor in the Little home?

 

2. What movie would Stuart have been watching to hear the lines, "Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace be in thy breast"?

 

3. Why did Snowbell run off toward the kitchen squealing in pain?

 

 

Chapter Nine-- A Narrow Escape

 

1. Why did Margalo decide not to return to the open country?

 

2. Explain how Stuart ends up in a garbage can?

 

3. How does Stuart lighten the load for Margalo?

 

 

Chapter Ten-- Springtime

 

1, Who were Snowbell's friends?

 

2. How did Margalo react to the news?

 

 

Chapter Eleven-- The Automobile

 

1. Why did the Littles spend three days hunting all over the house?

 

2. Why did Stuart decide to leave home?

 

3. Why did Stuart take a strand of hair from Mrs. Little's comb?

 

4. Explain what happened when Stuart pushed the special little button on the car's instrument panel.

 

 

Chapter Twelve-- The Schoolroom

 

1. Why did Stuart start his trip early the next morning?

 

2. How did the students react at the end of the school day?  Did they like Stuart?

 

 

Chapter Thirteen-- Ame's Crossing

 

1. Why did Stuart stop in Ame's Crossing?

 

2. Who does the storekeeper suggest that Stuart should meet?

 

3. What did Stuart forget in all the excitement?

 

 

Chapter Fourteen-- An Evening on the River

 

1. Why did Stuart climb the spruce tree?

 

2. Why did Stuart carry the stones from the beach to the water's edge?

 

3. Explain what happened to the canoe.

 

 

Chapter Fifteen-- Heading North

 

1. Where did Stuart sleep that night?

 

2. What did the filling station man use to fill the car's gas tank?

 

3. How did Stuart know that the man leaning against the signpost must be a repairman for the telephone company?