Church Mice at Christmas (Church Mice Series) [Paperback]

Graham Oakley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Foxbury Force Series | Publication Date: October 1995

This is a picture book for young children and is one of a series about the church mice.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan Children's Books (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333493397
• ISBN-13: 978-0333493397
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #954,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful humour for older readers, October 18, 2000

By 

Kathleen Cobcroft (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Church Mice at Christmas (Church Mice Series) (Paperback)

Young children like these stories, but older kids and adults get the most out of them. Most of the humour is in the fantastically detailed funny pictures, which clash delightfully with the serious-sounding text. This is my favourite of the Church Mice stories. Some wonderful scenes include the Mice raffling-off Sampson (the Church Cat) to raise money for their party, their hopeless attempts at carol-singing for the same purpose, and the burglar dressed as Santa (he has a bag on which he has crossed out "Swag" and written "presents"). Also look out for the bizarre Christmas window displays in town.

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This is a book for re-reading over and over. Each time you look at it you find more wonderful detail. Church Mice are for life, not just for Christmas.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read-out-loud holiday book, December 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Church Mice at Christmas (Church Mice Series) (Paperback)

The Child is now twenty and his children's books are for the most part packed away. But we all agreed The Church Mice at Christmas must join The Night Before Christmas, Dickens A Christmas Carol, and Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters on a special shelf of family favorites to be read out loud each year during the holidays. Oakley captures the spirit of the season in the antics of the Church Cat who gamely indulges elaborate schemes contrived by the band of resourceful Church Mice. The Mice are determined to raise money for a Christmas party and after many set-backs, manage to contact a real Father Christmas. To appreciate the range of humor in this delightful book, family members must take parts, create voices to match each character, and even act out the most exciting bits. A must read for adults who enjoy the humor of P.G. Wodehouse. Review by: M. Kelly

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Gem, August 6, 2000

By 

K. Seamon (Armadale, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Church Mice at Christmas (Hardcover)

As a writer of children's book myself, I was enchanted when I found this book by Graham Oakley in a used book store. I had not read anything by him before. Now I am actively seeking his books. 'The Church Mice at Christmas' is the hilarious story of church mice who are inventing schemes to finance a Christmas party. The text is charming, but the pictures are fabulous. His attention to detail is equal to Graeme Base, author of 'The Eleventh Hour' and 'Animalia'. The pictures have so many bits of humor dabbed about, you have to look carefully or you might miss a real good laugh. This is truly a 10 stars book! It was published in 1980. Hopefully it will be printed again soon.