Town Mouse, Country Mouse
By (Author) Jan Brett
Illustrated by Jan Brett
Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
13th January 2003
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
398.24529323
Paperback
32
Width 260mm, Height 213mm, Spine 3mm
133g
A story filled with suspense and humor, this classic tale of a town mouse and a country mouse takes a new twist in the imaginative and talented hands of Jan Brett. She introduces two engaging mouse couples eager to get away from their everyday lives. But when they agree to swap homes, they find unexpected adventures around every corner. Lush green scenes alternate with the elegant details of a fine Victorian townhouse to make a sumptuous and stunning picture book.
With more than 34 million books in print,Jan Brettis one of the nation's foremost illustrators of children's books. As a child, she decided to be an illustrator and spent much of her time reading and drawing. As a student at the Boston Museum School, Jan spent many hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. Travel is also a constant inspiration, so with her husband,Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, shevisits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work.Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts.