HOW GREEN WAS MY MOUSE

Stanley McGeagh's distinctly British voice is fitting for this adventure from renowned children's author Dick King-Smith. Charlie Muffin's taxidermy and pet shop is the chosen destination for mice of every size and color--except green. His life is as eccentric as one might expect of someone who has a mechanical watchdog and a model train to deliver supplies for meals and cage cleaning. One day the door opens, and Merry Day walks in. McGeagh's cadence speeds and slows with Charlie's musings and excitement as he breeds cream- and blue-toned mice. As Merry, McGeagh uses an eager tone as she shares shares breeding suggestions and appreciates each of Charlie's inventions. Listeners will find the genetics lessons, whirlwind courtship, and honeymoon at the Grand Mouse Championship most droll. A.R. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2015]