The mouse and his child
by
 
Hoban, Russell, author.

Title
The mouse and his child

Author
Hoban, Russell, author.
 
Small, David, 1945- illustrator.

Summary
Two geniuses collaborate! Russell Hoban's timeless masterpiece is thrillingly re-illustrated by Caldecott Medalist David Small. The mouse and his child are wind-up toys forever joined at the hands. Purchased as Christmas toys, the dancing tin mice are to be brought out only during the holidays. After being smashed by a heavy vase, their mechanism breaks and they are discarded, separated from the doll house where they lived and the toy elephant that the child calls "mother" (much to her chagrin). The father and son mice are found by a tramp who repairs them, winds them up, and leaves them on a bridge. Thus begins the suspenseful journey that is heartbreaking, harrowing, and ultimately joyful as the mice seek what seems at first to be impossible: independence (self-winding) and the way back home. The Mouse and His Child has been lovingly reillustrated by Caldecott Medalist David Small for a new generation and a new millennium.-- Publisher.

Physical Description
244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Genre
Fantasy fiction.

Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.6 8.0 23807.
 
Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.9 13 Quiz: 25803.

Subject Term
Toys -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Mice -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Dollhouses -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s)
Small, David, 1945-

Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books,

Electronic Access
Contributor biographical information

Publication Date
2001

ISBN
9780439098267
 
9780439098274

Publication Information
New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001.

Call Number
J HOBAN


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