Five Mice and the Moon
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The illustration on our March cover is by Chris Riddell. It is taken from Philip Ridley's new book, Meteorite Spoon, published by Viking, to whom we're grateful for help in using this illustration. Details of the book are given in the Authorgraph.
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Five Mice and the Moon
James Mayhew
A very attractive, rhythmical story in good clear print about five mice who try to reach the moon to see if it really is made of cheese. One by one they fail, frightened by the dangers they encounter, until one little mouse solves the whole problem by accident. This book is thoroughly enjoyable and well-produced, but I'm less happy about Orchard's new policy of putting questions about their books inside the front covers. There's more than a slight air of an exam about being asked 'which of these animals might you find in the woods?' or being instructed to give each mouse a name ('Look at each character closely throughout the book'). However, this book is recommended in all other respects and you don't have to pass the exam to enjoy it.
