Mouse Noses on Toast

by Daren King, David Roberts (Illustrator)

Overview

When Paul Mouse overhears a customer in a restaurant ordering mouse noses on toast, he assumes it must be a joke. Mouse noses on toast is a myth, isn’t it? But when the waiter asks if that would be with or without whiskers, Paul knows it’s no joke. So begins a laugh-out-loud funny ride involving mouse activists and cheese addicts. Along with his friends— Sandra the Christmas tree ornament, Rowley Barker Hobbs, a shaggy sheepdog, and the Tinby, a sort of monster, Paul Mouse, who’s sadly allergic to cheese, campaigns to bring an end to this disgusting human eating habit. This inviting chapter book will keep young readers giggling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101652336
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	01/31/2008
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Daren King is the author of the children's books Mouse Noses on Toast and Sensible Hare and the Case of Carrots. He is also the author of three adult books--Boxy on Star, which was short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award and longlisted for the Booker Prize, Jim Giraffe and Tom Boler. 

Editorial Reviews

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