The mouse and his child
by Russell Hoban, David Small · first published 1967
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Two discarded toy mice survive perilous adventures in a hostile world before finding security and happiness with old friends and new.
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Russell Hoban "the mouse and his child" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_and_His_Child
on “The Velveteen Rabbit was always more than a children’s book” ↗A very broad and versatile writer, Kleinzeit is nth level absurdist, Riddley Walker is a superb post apocalytic novel, The Mouse and His Child is a simple yet deep childrens book about windup toys on the hunt for secret of becoming self winding, and that's just a few off the top of my head. For more, see: http://www.ocelotfactory.com/hoban/index.html…
on “Worst Opening Sentences of 2022” ↗Film critic Roger Ebert wrote that the book was "so banal that it had to be sold to adults; kids would have seen through it." You might have fared better with Russell Hoban's The Mouse and His Child .. it's a cracking search for the secret of being self-winding. http://www.ocelotfactory.com/hoban/mouse.html Failing that, Kleinzeit http://www.ocelotfactory.com/hoban/kleinz.html
on “Ask HN: What book has been most influential in your life?” ↗My grandchildren (ages 10 - 13) have been recently given and are apparently somewhat attached to The Mouse and His Child - Russell Hoban A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel - Ursula K. Le Guin, Fred Fordham The SAS Survival Handbook - Lofty Wiseman They more or less all cover the search for being self winding.
on “Ask HN: What's your favorite children's books?” ↗