From the much-loved author of the Cazalet Chronicles comes Elizabeth Jane Howard's first children's book, The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse, following the magical journey of a mouse who wishes to be anything but himself.

The trouble was that Freddie really did not like being a mouse. 'It's just a phase,' his mother said, but it wasn't . . .

Little Freddie Whitemouse, of No.16, Skirting Board West, simply hates being a mouse. Mice are terribly small, frightened of everything, and aren't allowed to have any fun at all. Instead, he longs to be a fierce tiger, king of the jungle floor; or someone's treasured dog, able to run and play all day.

So when a sorcerer toad hears Freddie's pleas and offers his assistance, there is really little else Freddie could ask for.

So as not to make any rash decisions, Freddie agrees to spend a week as each animal. But what will he discover on his amazing adventure? And will he ever want to be just a plain old mouse again?

'Emotionally powerful as well as entertaining' - Sunday Times

The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse is the charming first children's book from critically acclaimed author, Elizabeth Jane Howard.

About the Author
Elizabeth Jane Howard was the author of fifteen highly acclaimed novels, including the five volumes of The Cazalet Chronicles, as well as After Julius, Falling, Getting It Right, Love All, and Odd Girl Out. The Cazalet Chronicles - The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off and All Change - have become established as modern classics and have been adapted for a major BBC television series and for BBC Radio 4. She had one child, Nicola, and married three times - lastly to fellow author Sir Kingsley Amis. In 2000 she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, and in 2002 Macmillan published her autobiography, Slipstream. She died, aged ninety, at home in Suffolk on 2 January 2014.

Reviews
Emotionally powerful as well as entertaining . . . This elegant edition, embellished with stylish chapter heads, tells the story of discontented Freddie Whitemouse, who lives in a skirting board with his large family and wants to be anything but a mouse -- Children's Book of the Week * Sunday Times *
The writing is beautiful throughout, displaying a pleasing gentility and building to a genuinely heart-warming conclusion * Financial Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9781447293453
Author Elizabeth Jane Howard
Format Hardback
Page Count 144
Imprint Mantle
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 237g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 14mm