Manxmouse
by Paul Gallico
Theatregroep Kwatta (Netherlands)

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Teachers Study Guide

Grades: 2-5
Running-time is approximately 1 hour

The brave little Manxmouse is on a special journey. But can he survive fearsome foxes, terrifying elephants and cats – big and small – to reach his destination? The Manxmouse is one-of-a-kind. He’s the strangest little mouse you’ll ever see, with bright blue fur, huge rabbit ears, and a distinct lack of tail. But Manxmouse doesn’t mind being different. He knows that destiny awaits him, and sets out on an exciting adventure. He meets tigers and hawks and dastardly pet-shop owners, but there’s someone he dreads and desires to meet more than anyone else. The someone who has been waiting for him all along...the Manx Cat.

J. K. Rowling praised this novel in a newspaper interview, stating, "That's a great book. Gallico manages the fine line between magic and reality so skillfully, to the point where the most fantastic events feel plausible." In a 1999 interview, she described it as a "funny, magical, very imaginative book." The book is available on Amazon.

Made possible with funding from the NYS Council on the Arts, TD Bank Foundation, The Beechwood Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Millman Harris Romano Foundation, Target, Stewarts Shops, plus from the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley; Ann and Abe Effron Fund, Ed & Barbara Joba Fund for the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Community Response Fund – Ulster County, Charlie Carroll Music Enrichment Fund, Robert R. Chapman Fund. Additional support from Louis Greenspan Charitable Trust, Klock Foundation, Rhinebeck Bank, James J. McCann Charitable Trust, Jane W. Nuhn Charitable Trust, George A. Strba Charitable Trust, Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation, Macys, Second Hand Rose, Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation, Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union and thank you to all the donors who contributed to the Field Trip Fund.