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: 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: 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. 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: 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)"
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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