Martin's Mice
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Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from The Ankle Grabber, written by Rose Impey and illustrated by Moira Kemp (1870817 07 9, £5.50). The book is published by Ragged Bears and is one of the Creepies series (for full details see page 4). We are grateful to Ragged Bears and Rose Impey for help in using this illustration.
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Martin's Mice
Jez Alborough
Life for a lady mouse can be hazardous, especially when you're expecting babies any day. Unless, of course, like Drusilla you have a minder - especially when he's a kitten like Martin. Despite inheriting mouse-hunting, moggy instincts, Martin won't eat mouse meat, but keeps Drusilla as a pet. He copes well until Drusilla vanishes and he's sold! A devastatingly witty blend of totally logical kitten behaviour and deliciously comical reasons for it, subtly reminding us of our pet-owning responsibilities. I loved every very funny minute of it.