Fun with Mrs. Thumb

by Jan Mark, Nicola Bayley (Illustrator)

Mrs. Thumb, an elegant wooden doll, lives quietly in her furnished dollhouse until, one day, a boisterous, mischievous cat decides to play with her.

32 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 1993

About the author

Janet Marjorie Mark (1943-2006) was a British children's author and two time winner of the Carnegie Medal. She also taught art and English in Gravesend, Kent, was part of the faculty of Education at Oxford Polytechnic in the early 1980s and was a tutor and mentor to other writers before her death from meningitis-related septicaemia.

Meet the author:

What is your favourite animal?
The noble rat

What is your favourite boy’s name?
George

What is your favourite girl’s name?
Marjorie

What is your favourite food?
Pickled herring

What is your favourite music?
Klezmer

What is your favourite hobby?
Listening to music

Reviews

[Guilherme Semionato · Rating 3 out of 5]

Open Library.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unbelievably clever little book about a cat who "plays" with a wooden doll in her doll house. Pictures are charming.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

jan mark writes w/the dark humor of edward gorey and nicola bayley the best art of cats illos. v. english and a lot of fun!

[Juan Arturo · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 por hermoso