Manxmouse

Manxmouse
Paul Gallico

The brave little Manxmouse is one-of -a-kind creature on a special journey. But everyone knows who awaits him, for the Manxmouse belongs to the Manx Cat…The Manxmouse is one-of-a-kind. He’s the strangest little mouse you’ll ever see, with bright blue fur, huge rabbit ears and a distinct lack of tail. But Manxmouse doesn’t mind being different.He knows that destiny awaits him, and so Manxmouse sets out on an exciting adventure. He meets tigers and hawks and dastardly pet-shop owners, but there’s someone he dreads and desires to meet more than anyone else. The someone who has been waiting for him all along… the Manx Cat.

First published by William Heinemann Ltd in 1968

Published in paperback by Pan Books Ltd in 1972

This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2017

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Why You’ll Love This Book copyright © Michael Bond 2012

Cover design © HarperCollins Publishers 2017

Cover illustration © Jarom Vogel 2017

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Source ISBN: 9780007457311

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Version: 2017-03-02

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Contents

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Title Page (#ua7d9036b-1fb3-5ea1-9ff1-1baf471c6e5b)

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Dedication (#u44b28a34-2fe0-517c-9863-e1fc111c4fbd)

Why You’ll Love This Book by Michael Bond

1 – The Story of the Tiddly Mouse-Maker

2 – The Story of Manxmouse and the Clutterbumph

3 – The Story of the Happenings in Nasty

4 – The Story of Manxmouse and Pilot Captain Hawk

5 – The Story of the Great Bumbleton Mouse Hunt

6 – The Story of Nervous Nelly

7 – The Story of Wendy H. Troy

8 – The Story of the Terrified Tiger

9 – The Story of the Greedy Pet Shop Proprietor

10 – The Story of the Marvellous Manx Mouse Auction

11 – The Story of Manxmouse Meets Manxmouse

12 – The Story of Manxmouse Meets Manx Cat

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About the Author

Books by Paul Gallico

About the Publisher

Why You’ll Love This Book by Michael Bond (#u21058572-196f-59cf-878d-0ffb57cf7eab)

There are untold millions of mice in the world. They come in all shapes and sizes, colours and nationalities. There are Japanese Waltzing Mice, Frizzie Mice with curly whiskers, Singing Mice, pink Hairless Mice, Chocolate coloured Mice, Long Haired Mice, Mice from the Himalayas and Siam …

And then there are mice that can be found in a small shop in the tiny village of Buntingdowndale in the heart of England. They come in a choice of colours; brown, green or white, and they all have pink ears. But they lack one important item.

That’s because they are made by an elderly ceramist whose life’s work is to fashion them out of a mixture of various clays from Scandinavia and loam taken from the banks of Deedle, a brook that meanders through the village.

Baked in an oven overnight, they are very brittle, which is why he doesn’t give them a tail, for fear it might break off and spoil his creation.

And therein lies the rub: the old gentleman is a perfectionist and his dream is to one day make a Super-mouse. A mouse which is like no other.

Does he achieve his dream? Well, in the hands of Paul Gallico he has certainly inspired a delightful story, head and shoulders above the rest. So read on …