Tale of the Town Mouse & the Country Mouse, The: a Modern Retelling

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A scintillating and timely parody of Aesop and Beatrix Potter’s classic story, updated to reflect contemporary
urban and rural realities. The Town Mouse is sent to the country for moral improvement after being excluded
from school for dealing Class C Cheese, while the Country Mouse marches on London to protest against the
recent ban on stag beetle hunting. Their subsequent adventures form the basis of an uproarious, very funny
fable of the modern town-country divide.
The Tale... also features cameo roles from a down at heel Toad (his livestock has been decimated by paw-andmouth
disease), Red Riding Hood (that’s about all she wears...), Pete (a burly bunny in blue) and a certain
rather saggy yellow bear (bar philosopher extraordinaire), TMCM will appeal to anyone with an irreverent or
nostalgic bone in their body.

The Author
A country boy born and bred, Ben Illis has lived in town for the last 10 years, eking out an existence as, among
other things, an actor, writer and editor. He is the author of The Irreverent Guide to London, and used to buy
Children’s and Humour books for a major bookselling chain.

This is Alexander (son of Gerald) Scarfe’s debut, in which he displays his delicate comic sensibility and virtuoso
draughtsmanship.

ISBN: 9781905847006
Author: ILLIS BEN & SCARFE ALEXANDER
Format: Hardcover
Publication date: 18/08/2006
RRP: $14.95
Pages: 64
Dimension: 137mm X 102mm
Imprint: Old Street Publishing