Mouse Noses on Toast

Mouse Noses on Toast
AuthorDaren King
IllustratorDavid Roberts
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's
PublisherFaber Children's Books
Publication date
7 September 2006
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages110 pp
ISBN978-0-571-22802-7
OCLC70059830
LC ClassPZ7.K5764 Mou 2006

Mouse Noses on Toast is a 2006 children's book written by Daren King and illustrated by David Roberts. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award.[1]

Plot summary

A young mouse called Paul is so shocked to learn that "mouse noses on toast" are served at a fancy restaurant that he gathers a ragtag group of activists to investigate and protest.

Reception

Reviewers variously commented that it is a "quick"[2] and "easy"[3] read, and a "nice book to read aloud".[4] The Observer compared its style of humour to The Magic Roundabout and the School Library Journal said it is "just as engaging as it is loopy".[4][5] Both the School Library Journal and AuthorLink criticised the ending.[2][5]

AuthorLink called David Roberts' illustrations "cute",[2] and the School Library Journal said that the "very simple pen-and-ink illustrations ... fit the equally pared down narrative".[5]

References

  1. ^ Nestlé Children's Book Prize Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Book Review: Mouse Noses On Toast". CBBC Newsround. 17 August 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  3. ^ a b Hogan, Phil (10 December 2006). "I'm a Baudelaire ..." London: The Observer. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "Review of the Day: Mouse Noses on Toast". School Library Journal. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.


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