The Mouse and His Child Author:Russell Hoban, David Small (Illustrator) "What are we, Papa?" the toy mouse child asked his father. — "I don't know," the father answered. "We must wait and see." — A tin father and son dance under a Christmas tree until they break ancient clock-work rules and are themselves broken. Discarded, rescued, repaired by a tramp, they quest for dream of a famil... more »y and a place of their own - magnificent doll house, plush elephant, and tin seal remembered from a toy shop.
Russell Hoban is probably best known and loved for his charming series of books about Frances the Badger. However, in 1967 he wrote a novel that many consider to be one of the great works of children¹s literature of the twentieth century, THE MOUSE AND HIS CHILD.
Available again in an updated format with stunning new illustrations by David Small, this masterpiece will thrill and entertain the next generation of readers.« less