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Mouseton Abbey: The Missing Diamond (2013)

by Nick Page(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1782355871 (ISBN13: 9781782355878)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Make Believe Ideas

review 1: For parents who watch Downton Abbey, now they can read this to their children! Adorably knitted mouse figures portray the family and their servants; all named after cheeses; Roquefort, the Earl of Mouseton, Lady Brie, Miss Swiss etc. With the subtitle "The Missing Diamond", forgetful Lord Mouseton loses the family's Great Big Cheesy Diamond and we follow him and the rest of the characters all through the mansion. Of course in the end the diamond is found in what is hopefully a surprising place and all is well. While the characters are appealing, the background drawings of the house are not as well done. Reading the standard text against the background of the leafy, beige wallpaper was slightly annoying. Might be good for primary grade readers, on their own. Mostly... more fun!
review 2: I saw this in Barnes & Noble and skimmed really quickly. Enough that I smiled, but I had no time to read all the text. So now that the library has a copy, I managed time to read. First, the crocheted mice are adorable. Definitely my favorite part. Well, favorite right up there with their names! Hilarious! As a cheese lover, I very much enjoyed that. The story was all right. A little eh, but not bad. Kids don't need to be (and I would hope aren't!) familiar with its origin to get the humor. There is plenty of kid-aimed humor that works in any setting and will certainly please the school age crowd. And the historical setting flows just fine; I don't think it would detract from the kids following what's happening. It's not fabulous and I personally don't think it is award winning. But it is funny. A humorous addition to the extras for the Downton fans, while also being a simple picture book kids can enjoy. less

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