Author: KING, DAREN (1972-)
Title: Mouse noses on toast / Daren King ; illustrated by David Roberts
Description: 2006. Second Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 110 pages; Summary: 'I will have the colourful parrot soup.' the lady said. 'with extra beaky bits.' 'And I.' said her husband. 'will have mouse noses on toast.' The waiter flipped open his notebook and wrote this down. 'Would that be with whiskers. Sir. or without?' Hiding on the restaurant table. Paul Mouse's world has just turned upside down. Surely the man is making a joke? Isn't mouse noses on toast just a big myth? Gathering his friends - Sandra the Christmas tree decoration. Rowley Barker Hobbs. the sheepdog. and the Tinby. a kind of monster - Paul becomes determined to find the truth. So begins an adventure involving mouse activists. the prime minister. cheese addicts and a wildly insane Tinby. But what awaits them all at the mouse noses abbatoir.? Review: Winner of the British Nestle Award. this import introduces Paul. a mouse with an embarrassing allergy to cheese. His bottom turns blue. the surrounding fur falls out and his tail curls into a question mark. He lives with two friends - Sandra. a Christmas-tree angel. and the Tinby. a small metal monster with a pleasant disposition - in a cardboard box. Together with their canine neighbor. Rowley Barker Hobbs. they go to a nearby mouse restaurant and are horrified to discover that the humans who dine above them are eating mouse noses on toast as a delicacy. The Tinby is so disturbed by this development that it wreaks havoc upon the restaurant. leading the friends to join with a left-wing mouse to spearhead a thorough investigation and protest of the heinous meal. While the ending does not quite come together - Paul conquers his fear of looking ridiculous in a somewhat sudden manner - overall the story is suspenseful. witty and engaging. and the mild bathroom jokes will provide many a giggle. Imaginative and clever line drawings provide a perfect complement. (Fiction. 6-10) (Kirkus Reviews). Subject: Mice - Juvenile fiction. Novels. Fiction. JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories. Mystery and detective stories ; Mice ; Food habits.Weight in Kg appr.:

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