Bibliograph

Ten old men and a mouse, Cary Fagan ; illustrated by Gary Clement

Type

Label

Ten old men and a mouse, Cary Fagan ; illustrated by Gary Clement

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Ten old men and a mouse

Oclc number

67859937

Responsibility statement

Cary Fagan ; illustrated by Gary Clement

Summary

Ten old men have seen their synagogue's membership dwindle as families moved out of the old neighborhood. Now they keep one another's spirits up during their daily prayers. Life becomes a little cheerier when an intelligent mouse moves into the shul, bringing out the men's nurturing instincts. The birth of baby mice, however, is too much, and they sadly relocate the family to the countryside. Loneliness sets in againu̮ntil the mother mouse, now an empty nester like her friends, returns home to the synagogue

Target audience

juvenile

Classification