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Malcolm Mouse, Explorer
A brave mouse. A grand castle. A royal adventure!
Malcolm, a field mouse, doesn't quite fit in with his house-mouse relatives at Balmoral Castle. He dreams of adventure, unlike his collecting cousins. When Malcolm accidentally reveals a secret passage, disaster strikes! The Queen orders poison, threatening Mouse-Town Estates.
Now, Malcolm must save his community and prove himself. Can he outsmart the Queen, navigate treacherous traps, and find a new path to survival? Join Malcolm on a thrilling quest filled with courage, friendship, and the discovery that being different might just be the greatest adventure of all. Perfect for young readers who love animal stories, castles, and tales of bravery!
Malcolm, a field mouse, doesn't quite fit in with his house-mouse relatives at Balmoral Castle. He dreams of adventure, unlike his collecting cousins. When Malcolm accidentally reveals a secret passage, disaster strikes! The Queen orders poison, threatening Mouse-Town Estates.
Now, Malcolm must save his community and prove himself. Can he outsmart the Queen, navigate treacherous traps, and find a new path to survival? Join Malcolm on a thrilling quest filled with courage, friendship, and the discovery that being different might just be the greatest adventure of all. Perfect for young readers who love animal stories, castles, and tales of bravery!
126 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2021
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Janet Graber
7 books12 followersJanet Graber is an author who has received a McKnight Award given by the Minnesota Literary Loft. She lives in Minnesota.
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August 9, 2026
Malcolm has been reluctantly taken in by his Aunt Flora after the deaths of his dad, a field mouse, in a trap, and his mom, squashed underfoot. Aunt Flora lives at Balmoral Castle, one of the homes of the British royal family, and doesn’t like him. Not one bit. It doesn’t help that Malcolm is bad at all school subjects related to surviving as a house mouse.
While out looking for food one day with his cousins, Malcolm inadvertently gets them all into trouble by being seen and nearly getting caught, and getting injured in the process. The castle staff act swiftly, closing all holes, poisoning food stores and setting traps everywhere, killing some mice and critically injuring several others in the process. The castle mice are now in danger of starving to death. Everyone blames Malcolm for this state of affairs. He can only redeem himself by finding a solution to their food problem. He offers to find another way around the castle and ensure that food supplies don’t get depleted.
I loved the character of Malcolm right from the start. The author gave us nuggets of his back story that make us warm towards him.
The resolution of the story, between the Queen and Malcolm, didn’t make logical sense, but this is a story meant for young children, and they’re not so finicky about logic sometimes.
While out looking for food one day with his cousins, Malcolm inadvertently gets them all into trouble by being seen and nearly getting caught, and getting injured in the process. The castle staff act swiftly, closing all holes, poisoning food stores and setting traps everywhere, killing some mice and critically injuring several others in the process. The castle mice are now in danger of starving to death. Everyone blames Malcolm for this state of affairs. He can only redeem himself by finding a solution to their food problem. He offers to find another way around the castle and ensure that food supplies don’t get depleted.
I loved the character of Malcolm right from the start. The author gave us nuggets of his back story that make us warm towards him.
The resolution of the story, between the Queen and Malcolm, didn’t make logical sense, but this is a story meant for young children, and they’re not so finicky about logic sometimes.
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