CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
"Readers with great expectations will find them fully satisfied by this tongue-in-cheek romp through a historic public House that is the very opposite of Bleak. (Animal fantasy. 10-12)"
"He was the best of toms. He was the worst of toms." And for all his harsh early life and unnatural dietary preferences, ragged London alley cat Skilley gets to look at a queen, too.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 29, 1959
"Here is a tale made to order for Walt Disney—but a strange departure for Margery Sharp."
An absurd and beguiling fantasy in which a trio of mice perform a heroic rescue of a Norwegian poet from the dungeon of an impregnable prison.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 2, 1939
"And he has made delightful pen and ink illustrations. (Fantasy/historical fiction. 7-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2004
"Christian themes are present but not pushed in this action-oriented remake. (Fantasy. 10-13)"
In this retelling of the tale of David and Goliath, mice and rats occupy center stage, with both sides getting supernatural help.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2008
"An appealing animal adventure for those ready to graduate from early readers. (Fantasy. 7-10)"
The Robinson family and their neighbor, Mr. Brown, all mice, live under the kitchen floor under the constant threat of the house cat.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 3, 1994
"A lively comic adventure. (Fiction. 8-12)"
King-Smith (Sophie in the Saddle, 1994, etc.) parodies human behavior in another of his animal fantasies.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2009
"Sweet but never saccharine—and how often do rescues involve mice on pogo sticks? (Fantasy. 6-9)"
Charmingly old-fashioned but full of vigor, three tales about spry mouse couple Mr. and Mrs. Nutmouse offer humor and adventure.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 17, 1945
"The story would have a real chance on its own merits without these really appallingly bad episodes."
Of course this will sell--as an E. B. White item and one that the publishers are pushing hard, playing it for an adult as well as a juvenile sale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 5, 2010
"Nonetheless, if this volume feels a little more slapdash than the first, it still harkens charmingly back to The Wind in the Willows and The Borrowers. (recipes) (Fantasy. 6-9)"
Three rousing adventures sweep up homebody mice Nutmeg and Tumtum in their continuing role as unofficial guardians of human children Arthur and Lucy and amusingly immature military rodent General Marchmouse.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 21, 2011
"This gently Christian piece with Rohmann's earnest pencil illustrations will please talking-animal fans. (Animal fantasy. 7-10)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 11, 2011
"Expressive black-and-white spot art heightens the drama. (Animal fantasy. 8-12)"
Unexpectedly cast into alien territory, an inquisitive mouse discovers the world's an amazing place in this classic home-away-home tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 8, 2011
"Genuine goodwill, humor and impressive believability will have readers longing for mice as friends—not to mention political allies. (Animal fantasy. 8-12)"
What if computer mice meant something more exciting than tech accessories—something that could change the world?
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2010
"A rare gift: a novel with artwork as whole and vital as a picture book's. (afterword) (Animal fantasy. 6-10)"
Starting outside a house, the reader's viewpoint moves indoors page by page until there "sat Celeste, hunched over her work table" under the floorboards.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 13, 2011
"Sheer delight. (final art not seen) (Animal fantasy. 8-12)"
Problem novels, ghost stories, historical fiction--is there anything Newbery Medalist Peck cannot do? Apparently not.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2003
"A quirky but engaging disquisition on number systems (most mice can't count past three) closes this witty, well-told beneath-the-floorboards adventure. (Fiction. 10-12)"
