A new modern classic from John Burningham exploring kindness and empathy.
John Burningham (Author, Illustrator)
John Burningham was born in 1936. He studied illustration at the
Central School of Art. His first children's book, Borka, was
published in 1963, and it was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal as
the best illustrated book of the year. John Burningham collaborated
with Ian Fleming on Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, designing the model of
the famous car. He lived in London with his wife Helen Oxenbury,
also a well-known author and illustrator. John Burningham died on
January 4th, 2019.
The great John Burningham makes picture books whose sophistication
is wrapped in simplicity. This is true of the images, whose unfussy
beauty and wibbly line are executed with unwavering skill. This
story, of mice who are forewarned to escape a mouse-catcher,
embraces the importance of protecting strangers from harm.
*The Sunday Times*
Here's one to squeak and squeak about... Mouse House is packed with
themes: children v parents; empathy v tolerance; why you should
think before you speak, or squeak. It's a serious story that might
also be about the treatment of immigrants, the narrow-mindedness of
the old and the infuriating naivety of youth - or it could just be
about a failed attempt to kill rodents.
*The Times*
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