By: Gillian Lishman
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Little Mouse lives in a little cottage at the bottom of an old oak tree in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. She has lots of friends including Old Owl, who lives at the top of the old oak tree, Scruffy Mouse, who has a workshop where he makes and mends things, and Mattie Mouse, who lives in London and works for the London Parks and Gardens Trust. The story of Little Mouse is all about the adventures she has with her two friends.
Gillian Lishman lives in Yorkshire on a dairy farm with her husband, Ian. From here she runs her practice as a Reflexologist and Foot Health Practitioner. She has two grown up children Richard and Helen and four grandchildren. Gillian was inspired to write the story of Little Mouse during the lockdown period of the Covid-19 pandemic. Missing her grandchildren greatly during this period she decided to write a chapter per week and send it in the post, which caused great excitement. Gillian has never had any previous professional writing experience.
It was a lovely book with lots of Interesting little characters.
It explained life on a farm that would hold the attention of an adult reading the story as well as a child.
The story and illustrations allowed us to use our imagination and picture each enchanting scene.
I could imagine reading it to a child and then being excited waiting for the next story.
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The book was full of endearing characters who appreciate friendship, simple home comforts and fun adventures.
My father bought this book for his great-grandchildren
I have read this book and it is very educational, it is written with clarity and explains the life of a little mouse.
It is easy to understand and informative. The book is a great storytime read for bed.
Small children will greatly enjoy having this delightful book read to them in chapters as bedtime stories with its charming insight into country life.
Congratulations to author, Gillian Lishman, for introducing a new generation to litter picking and recycling. It is very important to start a ‘green life’ at a young age.
A bright and colourful children’s book illustrating the enchanting adventures of Little Mouse and her friends. It’s a lovely book that will encourage children to want to read the stories and leave them wondering what’s going to happen in the next chapter!
It’s a book that can be read at storytime too so children can enjoy it together.
“Little Mouse is a collection of charming short stories suitable for reading to your children/grandchildren."
Probably aimed at slightly older than my 3 year grandson, whom I struggled to keep interested long enough for a whole story. Less words and more pictures would certainly appeal to him more. I can imagine it would hold girls and slightly older children’s attention for longer. I look forward to hearing more of Little Mouse and her friends in the future.”
We have just finished the wonderful Little Mouse book. My Two children have absolutely loved it! Especially My 5 year old son, it’s the first chapter book we have read together and he’s really got into it, he couldn’t wait to hear what exciting adventures Little Mouse and all her friends had been on in every chapter. The length of the chapters seems perfect to hold his concentration almond with the size of the font for him to follow and pick out words as he is starting to read more himself. A true sign of how much he’d enjoyed the book was when we got to the end and he felt a little sad so asked if we could start from the beginning and read it all again. We hope there will be another one to enjoy very soon.
I found Little Mouse a really delightful book and couldn’t wait to give one to my great grandchildren 7 years and 4 ,each chapter a story on its own, Little Mouse speaking her thoughts in simple everyday language, her actions described in great detail, every page beautifully illustrated. I am going to donate my copy to the local primary school.
Gillian has produced a delightful story book that is perfect for reading a chapter each night at bedtime. Her knowledge and love of the countryside shines through each page.
As a life long educationalist who recognises the critical importance of developing a love of books and stories in the emergent reader, I strongly recommend this first book.
I look forward to seeing Gillian's next publication.
