By John Burningham (Jonathan Cape)
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In the house there lives a family: a mum, a dad, a girl and a boy. But they are not alone; a secret mouse family is living there too, who only come out when everyone else is asleep. One day they are spotted and the mouse catcher is called… Will they escape in time? A simple story with big themes or empathy, tolerance and children versus their parents.