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The mouse and his child are two parts of a single small wind-up toy, which must be wound by a key in the father's back. After being unpacked, they discover themselves in a toy shop where they befriend a toy elephant and toy seal.
Nov 18, 1977 · The Mouse and His Child: Directed by Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf. With Peter Ustinov, Cloris Leachman, Sally Kellerman, Andy Devine. Adaptation of Russell Hoban's novel about two mechanical toy mice, and their quest to become "self-winding".
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- Animation, Adventure, Drama
- Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf
- 1977-11-18
The Mouse and His Child is generally considered a classic of children's literature, and is possibly the book for which Mr. Hoban is best known. It's the story of two clockwork mice, a father and son. When the key in the father's back is wound, he dances in a circle, swinging his son up and down.
The mouse and child of the title are a pair of toy mice, joined by the hands and operated by clockwork. The story tells of their beginning in a toy store, their purchase and eventual discarding, their pursuit by a malicious rat, and their quest to become self-winding.
- Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban
- 1967
What happens to the mouse and his child in their search for the magnificent doll house, the plush elephant, and the tin seal they had known in the toyshop is a tale to remember and return to. 244 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1967.
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Dec 26, 2014 · The Mouse and His Child is a bildungsroman, a zoological pilgrim’s progress complete with murderous rats, prognosticating frogs and an muskrat that quotes Aquinas.
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A clockwork mouse and his child are discarded by children on Christmas Day. Lost and alone, they desperately want to get back home to the toyshop. Russell Hoban's children's tale of escape, the search for freedom and reunited families was adapted for the stage by Tamsin Oglesby and directed by Paul Hunter.
