The Clockwork Mouse

by Dick King-Smith

The Clockwork Mouse : King-Smith, Dick

Genres: Childrens

57 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Dick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England, surrounded by pet animals. After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books.

Dick writes mostly about animals: farmyard fantasy, as he likes to call it, often about pigs, his special favorites. He enjoys writing for children, meeting the children who read his books, and knowing that they get enjoyment from what he does.

Among his well-loved books is Babe, The Gallant Pig, which was recently made into a major motion picture, and was nominated for an Academy Award.

Dick lived with his wife in a small 17th-century cottage, about three miles from the house where he was born.

Reviews

[Manuel Alfonseca · Rating 4 out of 5]

ENGLISH: I have read this booklet many times. It contains five short moving animal stories, about a couple of mice about to celebrate their silver wedding day (25 days after their wedding); a nice dog of uncertain breed; a clockwork mouse that has an experience similar to The Velveteen Rabbit; a woodlouse with a yellow streak who falls in love; and a young brontosaurus who gets into real trouble.

ESPAÑOL: He leído muchas veces este librito. Contiene cinco historias breves y conmovedoras sobre animales: una pareja de ratones a punto de celebrar sus bodas de plata (25 días después de la boda); un simpático perro de raza incierta; un ratón mecánico que tiene una experiencia similar a la de The Velveteen Rabbit; una cochinilla de humedad cobardica que se enamora; y un joven brontosaurio que se mete en graves problemas.