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A classic Dick King-Smith tale about the friendship between an old lady and a singing mouse.

Whoever heard of a singing mouse? But Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse (named after the beginning of a name found on a scrap of sheet music) has a truly wonderful voice - a voice that thrills old Mrs Honeybee. Soon Mouse is singing daily while the lonely old woman plays the piano. But then - disaster strikes! Can Wolf's voice save the day?

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A classic Dick King-Smith tale about the friendship between an old lady and a singing mouse.Whoever heard of a singing mouse? But Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse (named after the beginning of a name found on a scrap of sheet music) has a truly wonderful voice - a voice that thrills old Mrs Honeybee. Soon Mouse is singing daily while the lonely old woman plays the piano. But then - disaster strikes! Can Wolf's voice save the day?

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Critic Reviews

“Dick King-Smith has brought magic into the lives of millions of children”

An admirable lack of sentimentality to the story; King-Smith knows how to make his mousearia credible Observer
A flight of pure fantasy and an intriguing way of developing children's curiosity about music TES
Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks Books for Your Children
Parents Magazine

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About the Author

DICK KING-SMITH was a Gloucestershire farmer until the age of 45, when he gave up farming to become a primary school teacher. Now a bestselling full-time author, his work has received many awards including a Bronze Medal for the Smarties Prize of l997 for All Because of Jackson and the Children's Book Award in l995 for Harriet's Hare. In l992, he was also voted Children's Author of the Year. In l995, his top-selling title The Sheep-Pig was developed into a box-office movie, BABE, introducing hundreds of thousands of youngsters to his work.

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Whoever heard of a singing mouse? Wolfgang Amadeus is a very unusual name for a mouse. It was his mother's idea. She spotted some writing on a scrap of sheet music left lying by a piano. But little did she know what a perfect name she had chosen. For Wolf has a talent never before known in mice: he can sing beautifully. And his singing leads him into making a very special new friend - a friend who will need Wolf's voice when disaster strikes...

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK | Yearling
Published
2nd April 1998
Format
Paperback
Pages
128
ISBN
9780440863717

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