[.ca] There's a Mouse in My House (ISBN 0385257066)

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When Mom finds out that there's a mouse in the house, she goes ballistic. She wants her son to get rid of that rodent as quickly as possible! He plans to terminate the pesky varmint by squishing it with his shoe, but he's never come up against the likes of a storytelling mouse like Scheherazade, who tries to wangle a stay of execution from her rapt listener by regaling him with tales of her illustrious lineage. She's a mouse who is practically royal, descended from those nursery rhyme greats Hickory, Dickory, and Dock (who later became, Scheherazade reveals, the equally famous Three Blind Mice!). She's not just a stay-at-home fourth-generation Canadian mouse. She and her mother have travelled the world, visiting China, Italy, and Norway before trying to find a place to call home. And, between bits of cheese and sips of ginger ale, she convinces her new friend to let them stay in the house--in exchange for more stories, of course, and perhaps a piece of Gouda cheese. Sheree Fitch (author of There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen!, among others) has done it again, weaving a rollicking and rambunctious tale that is sure to delight young listeners. There's a Mouse in My House is a great comic turn full of the wonderfully wacky humour that Fitch's fans have come to love, but children will appreciate the poignancy of Scheherazade's tale as well. Illustrations by Leslie Watts add to the fun. (Ages 4 to 8) --Jeffrey Canton