Jouluhiiri

by Toby Forward, Raija Viitanen (Translator), Ruth Brown (Illustrator)

Maailmankuulu brittiläinen kirjailija Charles Dickens loi käsitteen joulukertomus ensimmäisellä joulukirjallaan, Joululaulu (The Christmas Carol, 1843), joka kertoo saiturin joulusta. Tuon vanhan kertomuksen lailla koskettaa lukijan sydäntä myös tämä uusi, hiirten maailmaan sijoitettu joulukertomus. Niin kuvituksessa kuin tekstissäkin viitataan useasti Dickensin kertomukseen, mutta tästä uudesta joulutarinasta voi liikuttua ja nauttia aivan hyvin vanhaa kertomusta lainkaan tuntematta.

Genres: Picture Books

43 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 1998

About the author

Toby Forward is the author of many books for children, including Shakespeare's Globe. He has also written for adults. Toby Forward lives in Liverpool, England, with his wife and two daughters.

Reviews

[Koskinen Sari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Äärettömän nostalginen lukukokemus. Upea vanhanaikainen kuvitus. Hienoa, että tälläisiä kirjoja vielä löytää sekä töistä että muutenkin suomalaisesta kirjastolaitoksesta. Nostalginen fiilis tuli lukiessa samaa kirjaa kuin yli 20 vuotta aiemmin lapsuuden jouluina/joulukauden aikana.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the week of reading Christmas books with my little one. The Christmas Mouse is one of my Christmas favorites, but my 9 year old is sensitive and doesn't always like stories where there's a "mean" character so she only gives this 2 stars. I'm evening the 5 stars I'd give it by giving it 4 stars. I absolutely love the illustrations, too!

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet story that shadows the story of A Christmas Carol. The illustrations are pretty cool because the little mouse’s story is happening at the same time as Scrooge taking his journey so we see Scrooge illustrated in the background.

[Janika Puolitaival · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lumoava, kaunis kuvitus on tämän kirjan tenho. Hiirten tarinan rinnalla kuvituksesta voi bongata Saiturin joulun tapahtumia. Hieno, kahdessa kerroksessa kulkeva tarina.

[Christy Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book but not the best written. Some of the prose felt choppy to me. The best part of this book are the illustrations, which are gorgeous.

[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

a nice little books with so dreamy pictures.
It is a story for children ... yes? No! It is for all who love christmas, who love Dickens, who want to care about others.
Ben is a mean mouse, but suddenly a poor ghostly mouse arrives when ben is not able to sleep the night before Christmas.
Christmas? "Christmas is another day", Ben says. He denies the friendship of another mouse, Tim.
The ghost-mouse offers to bring sleep to Ben so he will find 3 mice wanting to share time with him.
Ben can't: every other mouse refuses any contact. Now one will share Christmas feasts with him or any drink.
At last Ben and his ghost get to poor Tim, who seems to be dad in his empty, poor and cold room.
Ben begins to think about Christmas, about love, about friendship. He falls into sleep.
On Christmas morning he looks for Tim, offering him help, friendship and his favored food: a candied plum.
Although it is a book for children I believe it shall remind also adults of that what Christmas means: to care about others.
Enjoy a wonderful Christmas!