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Great Mice of Children's Fantasy (page 3)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 29, 1959
THE RESCUERS
by Margery Sharp, illustrated by Garth Williams
"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. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 17, 1945
STUART LITTLE
by E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams
"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. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 2, 1939
Kirkus Star BEN AND ME: A NEW AND ASTONISHING LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS WRITTEN BY HIS GOOD MOUSE, AMOS, LATELY DISCOVERED
by Robert Lawson, illustrated by Robert Lawson
"And he has made delightful pen and ink illustrations. (Fantasy/historical fiction. 7-12)"
Hugely entertaining (and enlightening) mouse-eye view of the career of Benjamin Franklin. Read full book review >