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1994 Six paper masks from G.P. Putnam's
Sons as a promotion in connection with Jan Brett's Town Mouse/Country Mouse,
a gift of Jan Brett, Feb., '95: Mr. and Mrs. Country Mouse, Mr. and Mrs. Town
Mouse, The Owl, and The Cat. I also have extras of the first four, which were
originally given to me as a gift of Margaret Carlson Lytton from Super-Crown
Books in Old Town, Alexandria, Nov., '94, and of the fifth, given to me by the
same in Nov., '96.
The back of each mask identifies its
character's name and offers apt quotations and commentary, which I show
below. See also, on an advertisements
page, stickers that reproduce in smaller format the four mice masks.
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| Mr. Town Mouse |
Mrs. Town Mouse |
| "Chirrup" |
"Squeaky Squeak" |
| "This
country life is just the change I need. I can't wait to taste fresh
blackberries." |
"I
want to see wildflowers for a change. It would be nice to hear
spring peepers."
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| Mr.
Town Mouse finds out that while he's looking for wild blackberries,
somebody is looking for him. |
Mrs.
Town Mouse is enchanted by the beautiful country, but does she know it can
be dangerous too?
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| Mrs. Country Mouse |
Mr. Country Mouse |
| "Squeak, Squeak,
Squeak" |
"Chir, Chir, Chir" |
| "I've
always wanted to live in a grand house and sleep in a bed covered with
satin."
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"Cheese
is what brings me to the town house. I'm ready to sample cheddar
cheese, blue cheese and swiss cheese." |
| Mrs.
Country Mouse finds lots of beautiful things in the town house, but she
can't relax and enjoy them. |
In
the town house, Mr. Country Mouse finds that he can smell the cheese, but
it is not so easy to eat the cheese.
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| The Owl |
The Cat |
| "Hoot, Hoot, Hoot" |
"Meeow-Meeow" |
| "I'm
on the lookout for little mice, a mousey snack tastes really nice." |
"Sauces
and ham, it's hungry I am! Mice in my stew, wait till I catch you!" |
| "Owl
spies the mice, but just as he's ready to swoop down, something
happens. Why does he always just miss his chance? |
Cat
loves to chase mice in his town house, but lately everything is going
wrong. These new mice lead him into one disaster after another. |
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