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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
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
