The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse

From the much-loved author of the Cazalet Chronicles comes Elizabeth Jane Howard''s first children''s book, The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse , following the magical journey of a mouse who wishes to be anything but himself. The trouble was that Freddie really did not like being a mouse. ''It''s just a phase,'' his mother said, but it wasn''t . . . Little Freddie Whitemouse, of No.16, Skirting Board West, simply hates being a mouse. Mice are terribly small, frightened of everything, and aren''t allowed to have any fun at all. Instead, he longs to be a fierce tiger, king of the jungle floor; or someone''s treasured dog, able to run and play all day. So when a sorcerer toad hears Freddie''s pleas and offers his assistance, there is really little else Freddie could ask for. So as not to make any rash decisions, Freddie agrees to spend a week as each animal. But what will he discover on his amazing adventure? And will he ever want to be just a plain old mouse again? ''Emotionally powerful as well as entertaining'' - Sunday Times

About the author

Elizabeth Jane Howard was the author of fifteen highly acclaimed novels. The Cazalet Chronicles – The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off and All Change – have become established as modern classics and have been adapted for a major BBC television series and for BBC Radio 4. In 2002 Macmillan published Elizabeth Jane Howard's autobiography, Slipstream. In that same year she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. She died, aged 90, at home in Suffolk on 2 January 2014.

Summary

Freddie doesn't like being a mouse. So, when a sorcerer offers him a magical opportunity, he can't possibly turn it down. This is a beautiful, illustrated children's book from the beloved author Elizabeth Jane Howard.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Jane Howard, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Bethan Woollvin
• Assisted by: Bethan Woollvin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Mantle
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781447293453
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-9345-3
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature; JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Identity / belonging