It's Christmas Eve, and everyone is fast asleep except for a lonely mouse that lives in the grandfather clock. When Santa arrives, lost in a blizzard and called by Mouse’s wish, it’s Mouse who is there to show Santa the way. Together they embark on a magical sleigh ride, delivering presents all around town. But the best present of all is for Mouse: his wish to make a new friend to share Christmas Day with has finally come true.
If you give a mouse a friend, you get a happy ending to a new take on an old Christmas favorite. —Kirkus Reviews
Tracey Corderoy is the author of the Hubble Bubble books, as well as Just Right for Two and The Boy and the Bear. As a teacher with a passion for literature, her head is crammed with countless ideas and stories. She lives in a valley in Gloucestershire, England, with her husband, two children, and an ever-increasing menagerie of cute but sometimes naughty pets.
Sarah Massini'slove of drawing has seen her through careers in corporate and children’s book design. She has illustrated The Boy and the Bear by Tracey Corderoy as well as The Velveteen Rabbit. Sarah Massini lives in Sussex, England, with her husband, her young son, and their utterly mad terrier, Tess, who stands guard as she draws.
It's Christmas Eve, and everyone is fast asleep except for a lonely mouse that lives in the grandfather clock. When Santa arrives, lost in a blizzard and called by Mouse’s wish, it’s Mouse who is there to show Santa the way. Together they embark on a magical sleigh ride, delivering presents all around town. But the best present of all is for Mouse: his wish to make a new friend to share Christmas Day with has finally come true.
Praise
If you give a mouse a friend, you get a happy ending to a new take on an old Christmas favorite. —Kirkus Reviews
Author
Tracey Corderoy is the author of the Hubble Bubble books, as well as Just Right for Two and The Boy and the Bear. As a teacher with a passion for literature, her head is crammed with countless ideas and stories. She lives in a valley in Gloucestershire, England, with her husband, two children, and an ever-increasing menagerie of cute but sometimes naughty pets.
Sarah Massini'slove of drawing has seen her through careers in corporate and children’s book design. She has illustrated The Boy and the Bear by Tracey Corderoy as well as The Velveteen Rabbit. Sarah Massini lives in Sussex, England, with her husband, her young son, and their utterly mad terrier, Tess, who stands guard as she draws.
