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Mouse Noses on Toast

Author Daren King
Illustrated by David Roberts
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When Paul Mouse overhears a customer in a restaurant ordering mouse noses on toast, he assumes it must be a joke. Mouse noses on toast is a myth, isn’t it? But when the waiter asks if that would be with or without whiskers, Paul knows it’s no joke. So begins a laugh-out-loud funny ride involving mouse activists and cheese addicts. Along with his friends— Sandra the Christmas tree ornament, Rowley Barker Hobbs, a shaggy sheepdog, and the Tinby, a sort of monster, Paul Mouse, who’s sadly allergic to cheese, campaigns to bring an end to this disgusting human eating habit. This inviting chapter book will keep young readers giggling.
Daren King is the author of the children's books Mouse Noses on Toast and Sensible Hare and the Case of Carrots. He is also the author of three adult books, Jim Giraffe, Tom Boler, and Boxy an Star, which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and longlisted for the Booker Prize. View titles by Daren King

David Roberts was the author of more than twenty books on mountaineering, adventure, and history, including No Shortcuts to the Top, K2, and The Will to Climb, which he co-wrote with Ed Viesturs and a memoir On The Ridge Between Life and Death. He has written for National GeographicNational Geographic Adventure, and Smithsonian. David Roberts passed away in 2021.

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When Paul Mouse overhears a customer in a restaurant ordering mouse noses on toast, he assumes it must be a joke. Mouse noses on toast is a myth, isn’t it? But when the waiter asks if that would be with or without whiskers, Paul knows it’s no joke. So begins a laugh-out-loud funny ride involving mouse activists and cheese addicts. Along with his friends— Sandra the Christmas tree ornament, Rowley Barker Hobbs, a shaggy sheepdog, and the Tinby, a sort of monster, Paul Mouse, who’s sadly allergic to cheese, campaigns to bring an end to this disgusting human eating habit. This inviting chapter book will keep young readers giggling.

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Daren King is the author of the children's books Mouse Noses on Toast and Sensible Hare and the Case of Carrots. He is also the author of three adult books, Jim Giraffe, Tom Boler, and Boxy an Star, which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and longlisted for the Booker Prize. View titles by Daren King

David Roberts was the author of more than twenty books on mountaineering, adventure, and history, including No Shortcuts to the Top, K2, and The Will to Climb, which he co-wrote with Ed Viesturs and a memoir On The Ridge Between Life and Death. He has written for National GeographicNational Geographic Adventure, and Smithsonian. David Roberts passed away in 2021.

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