About this item
From picture-book genius John Burningham comes a whimsical new story about home, hope, and the convivial wisdom of children.Every night, a family - a mom, dad, boy, and girl - have supper and go to bed. But they're not alone. Every night, after that family is asleep, a secret mouse family emerges to find food for their supper, and the mouse children start to play. Then one night it happens: the boy spots a mouse, and his father calls the mouse catcher. Concerned, the children write a note to the mice ("your lives are in danger") , and the mouse family flees to the backyard, where the boy and girl leave tiny swings and a trampoline they've made for the mice to play on. But as winter approaches and the children no longer see the mice frolicking outside in the evenings, they start to wonder.
About the Author
John Burningham (born 1936) is an English author and illustrator of children's books. He lives in north London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, another illustrator. He won the 1963 and 1970 Kate Greenaway Medals, the British Library Association annual award for illustration. The first was for his debut as illustrator (and author), Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers, and it was named one of the top ten winning works for the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005).
