THE Tumtum & Nutmeg: The Rose Cottage Tales
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- USD 9.99
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- USD 9.99
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TUMTUM & NUTMEG: THE ROSE COTTAGE ADVENTURES
Three amazing adventures. Two adorable and courageous mice. One delightful family-favorite! Perfect for readers of The Borrowers, Winnie the Pooh, and The Tale of Despereaux, this illustrated 3-in-1 book includes three cozy novels:A Christmas AdventureA Seaside SurpriseA Circus Adventure Tumtum and Nutmeg just want to live out their comfy lives in peace, unbothered by anything as distracting as an adventure. But the holidays are upon them, and it seems to be the time of year when Arthur and Lucy, the disheveled human children of Rose Cottage, and bumbling veteran hero General Marchmouse are most likely to get into trouble. Tumtum and Nutmeg want to make things right, but first they'll have to outwit a wicked mouse named Purple Claw, face a crazed circus ringmaster, and even save Christmas! In three delightful new adventures, Tumtum and Nutmeg prove that big heroes come in tiny packages.
And for more Rose Cottage stories, read Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall.
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Bearn makes her debut with a trio of comfortingly old-fashioned tales about a pair of kindly mice, living in a forgotten broom closet in dilapidated Rose Cottage, home to Arthur and Lucy Mildew and their father. Tumtum and Nutmeg's residence Nutmouse Hall is as splendid as the Mildews' home is forlorn, and the good-hearted couple secretly takes on the task of putting, and keeping, the cottage in order. Unexpected adventures ensue: in each of the stories the decidedly nonadventurous mice rescue friends and defeat enemies, always putting themselves in great danger and emerging victorious. Very British in setting, tone and supporting characters (a blustery mouse general, an elegant elderly ballet mistress and her troupe of young ballerinas, greedy pirate rats), the stories are filled with descriptions of good food, cheering fires and warm beds. Price's black-and-white line drawings have a scratchy, comic air that brings a welcome edge to the gentle storytelling. While some may find the adventures on the quiet side, the sympathetic characters, enchanting setting and quickly paced plots will hold readers' interest. Ages 6 9.
