Rosie Mouse
ISBN 1-905996-00-4; 263 pages with 251 illustrations
Witches and wizards
When little Rosemary Whyte goes into the local wood with her friends to play she does not expect a Tree Witch to put a spell on her. But that’s exactly what happens – the witch shrinks her down to mouse size and when she wakes up, a mouse called Raymond is tugging on her sleeve and a huge crow is swooping down to catch her. They run off into a briar patch and escape. Luckily she is wearing a grey fur coat which her gran had given her for her birthday and because of this, Raymond mistakes her for a mouse – a town mouse – and he invites her to stay with his family inside a signal box by the railway line.
She has lots of adventures before being put on trial in the council glade at the centre of the wood for doing ‘Grievous Bodily Harm’ to the Sheriff – a horrible magpie called Hitler. She butted him in the eye when he tried to eat one of her friends. Raymond tells her that the jury will be packed with drunken stoats and weasels and the judge will be the Big Bad Badger. |
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So they have to find the Wise Old Owl for help. The only problem is: his nest is in a hollow tree in the Farside, where all the nasty dangerous animals like Mr Fox live . . .
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Rosie has to somehow get into the Wood Wizard's cavern to rescue her friend, Hazel Mouse, but the Wiz, though away, has all sorts of monsters on guard.
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Rosie Mouse comes across a huge egg and as she watches, a baby dragon hatches out. It rushes off and Rosie, feeling the baby needs help, tags along. A hawk attacks them – the baby eats it. A band of weasels attacks them – the baby eats them. But a pack of wolves proves too much and they take refuge in Miss Piggy's castle.
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Magic and spells
The Wizard, returning from a trip to Arabia,
leaves his friend the Tree Witch a present. It's left in the branches of the oak tree where she sleeps.
Nosy Sam Sparrow investigates and sees a tiny young dancing girl trapped inside. Rosie Mouse, with ant aid, tries to get her out.
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Wicked wolf
He comes to the wood and starts to eat all the animals and birds. Rosie, though she hates violence, has to do something.
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Kings and queens
She climbs a magic tree into a world where the King of Spain's daughter is locked away in a tower. But before she can do anymore rescuing, she has to learn how to curtsey.
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Fire breathing dragons
The dragon story continues as Rosie goes back to visit him. He's miserable and she realises that she has to take him to Wales, the home of dragons, to rejoin his family.
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Their love of chocolate gets her and Raymond Mouse into all sorts of trouble.
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The circus comes to Farmer Brown's field! But the circus monkey and his master, the clown, are more interested in trapping mice to sell to laboratories to be cut up and experimented on. Rosie Mouse and her friends are offered free ringside tickets . . .
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Lions and unicorns
Rosie, Mabel Mouse and Hazel Mouse, happen to be riding on a new foal when the Witch turns it into a unicorn and flies the little horse off to Toy Town to fight the Lion for the crown! It's made of gold and she and Wood Wizard love money.
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They get back home from Toy Town with a teddy bear's help, that's Tully Bear, despite being hunted all the way by the Witch's Cat.
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While out walking, suddenly a toy knight riding a white horse flies through the air and lands beside her. A gang of bullies stole it from a little boy called Davie and threw it into the wood. Tully Bear, from Toy Town , knows how to bring toys to life . . .
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A strange piglet arrives. He's heard about Rosie killing a big bad wolf and begs her to help his family. A wolf in his wood by the sea is threatening to blow his house down.
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Rosie and her friends stay with the piglets for a holiday by the sea and they just have to explore a cave in the cliffs not realising who lives in there.
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Crocodile – Tick! Tock! Tick! Tock!
Captain Hook and his evil band sail into the bay to chain up the crocodile with the ticking clock in an underground chamber. Rosie, of course, feels sorry for ole croc' and releases him. His hunt for the evil pirate continues with Rosie riding on his back.
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A big prize in gold is on offer for the best magic at the Wizard's convention and their money-grubbing Wood Wizard decides to use Daisy, Farmer Brown's milk cow, in a sensational trick to impress the judges. Rosie and the twins are just collecting their morning milk as he makes his spell . . .
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