The Supermarket Mice

By Margaret Gordon

Book Overview

Happy in their home until a large cat takes up residence, the supermarkets mice quickly learn to deal with him. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052544145X
• ISBN13: 9780525441458
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 0.1" x 0.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Great Fun for Little Mouse-Lovers

Somewhat reminiscent of The Borrowers, this picturebook has a winning premise -- a family of mice live in a cozy flat tucked behind the shelves of a supermarket. When they get careless and reveal their presence, the supermarket owners bring in a cat, to the shock and dismay of Mrs. Mouse. But all ends happily, as the mice win over the feline gourmand.My two-year-old is completely entranced with this book. Adults will enjoy the '80s fashions on the supermarket crew, and spotting all the tells that identify this book as a British import. A nibbled packet of cream crackers! Cricket equipment on one mouse child!

Great Children's book!

I remember absloutely loving this book when I was younger. It's a story about a family of mice who live in a supermarket. An employee sees one of the mice, and gets a cat for the store. The mice are terrified, but then come up with the idea of taming the cat, which the proceed to do, with the help of many food products from the supermarket shelves. A happy ending. Sure to become a favorite!