The Grouse and the Mouse: A Scottish Highland Story (Picture Kelpies) - Softcover

Dodd, Emily

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782502025 ISBN 13: 9781782502029

Publisher: Kelpies, 2024

Synopsis

Bagpipe the Black Grouse loves admiring his glorious red eyebrows and his magnificent straight tail feathers. He feels sorry for his friend Squeaker the Wood Mouse, with his boring brown fur and bendy tail. But Squeaker’s help, along with brown-ness and bendy-ness, might be just what Bagpipe needs when he gets into some serious fox trouble. Starring two of Scotland’s best-loved residents, an endangered black grouse and a wood mouse, this is a funny and heart-warming tale about valuing difference.

About this title

About the Author:

Emily Dodd is passionate about science, wildlife and storytelling. She is a screenwriter for CBeebies science programme Nina and the Neurons and has written and presented science shows for the Edinburgh International Science Festival, the Scottish Seabird Centre, Edinburgh University, National Museums Scotland and Our Dynamic Earth. Emily was the 2012/2013 Scottish Book Trust Reader in Residence at Leith Library, Edinburgh. Among other fiction and non-fiction books for children, she is the author of Can't Dance Cameron and The Grouse and the Mouse, also in the Picture Kelpies range.

Review:

'A delightfully funny and heartwarming story of two very unusual friends, animals who learn to understand their differences and work together. Charming illustrations luring the reader into the beauty of the Scottish countryside add to the appeal.' -- Armadillo 'A delicious fable, subtly given a new lease of life, absolutely fab!' -- Read It Daddy Praise for Can't-Dance-Cameron by Emily Dodd: 'A wonderful, gentle wee story about learning to believe in yourself, and discovering what you are good at.' -- Dorky Mum blog '... if you like your creatures resolutely Scottish, there is always The Grouse And The Mouse... which follows Bagpipe the puffed up and pompous grouse and Squeaker the wood mouse, as they find out just who really is the most magnificent animal in Scotland.' --Herald Scotland 'The illustrations by Kirsteen Harris-Jones work well. The setting is unmistakably Scottish, and the animals are beautifully depicted, with amusing facial expressions. This story would also be fun to read aloud, with a lot of opportunities for audience participation.' --Agnes Guyon, SLA

About this edition

• Publisher: Kelpies
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 1782502025
• ISBN 13: 9781782502029
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Harris-Jones Kirsteen