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Funny, thought-provoking and moving, this much loved story is a true classic.

'What are we, Papa?' the toy mouse child asked his father.
'I don't know,' the father answered. 'We must wait and see.'

So begins the story of a tin father and son who dance under a Christmas tree until they break the ancient clockwork rules and are themselves broken. Thrown away, then rescued from a dustbin and repaired by a tramp, they set out on a dangerous quest for a family and a place of their own - the magnificent doll's house, the plush elephant and the tin seal they had once know in the toy shop.

'Hugely funny, provocative, pathetic and heroic.' TLS

'Brilliantly plotted . . . a spellbinder . . . it has a style that glows and crackles.' Spectator

The Mouse and His Child

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Paperback / softback by Russell Hoban

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Funny, thought-provoking and moving, this much loved story is a true classic.'What are we, Papa?' the toy mouse child asked... Read more

    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 05/11/2015
    ISBN13: 9780571307555, 978-0571307555
    ISBN10: 0571307558

    Number of Pages: 272

    Children & Teen , Teen & Young Adult

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    Description

    Funny, thought-provoking and moving, this much loved story is a true classic.

    'What are we, Papa?' the toy mouse child asked his father.
    'I don't know,' the father answered. 'We must wait and see.'

    So begins the story of a tin father and son who dance under a Christmas tree until they break the ancient clockwork rules and are themselves broken. Thrown away, then rescued from a dustbin and repaired by a tramp, they set out on a dangerous quest for a family and a place of their own - the magnificent doll's house, the plush elephant and the tin seal they had once know in the toy shop.

    'Hugely funny, provocative, pathetic and heroic.' TLS

    'Brilliantly plotted . . . a spellbinder . . . it has a style that glows and crackles.' Spectator

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