What happens when one little girl refuses to brush her long, beautiful hair? Well, one day a mouse comes to live in a particularly tangled lock. Soon after, more mice move in, and the girl's unruly mop is transformed into a marvelous mouse palace complete with secret passageways and a cheese cellar! She loves her new companions -- they tell knock-knock jokes and are sweet to her doll, Baby -- but as the girl comes to find out, living with more than a hundred mice atop your head isn't always easy....Here's an fantastic tale that will have kids poring over the mice's elaborate world within the girl's wild, ever-changing hairdo.
"The digitally colored illustrations focus on the girl, showing her in her comfortable home or her cheerful schoolroom. Her luminous face expressively portrays her emotional journey throughout the fanciful fable." -- Linda L. Walkins, School Library Journal
Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
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Author | Kate Bernheimer |
Illustrator | Jake Parker |
ISBN | 037586878X |
Publication Date | Sep 10, 2013 |
Publisher | Schwartz & Wade |
Language | English |