Kiss Dad once. Cuddle Mum twice. 'Goodnight, Mum and Dad.' 'Goodnight, mice.' It's time to say goodnight - but the four cheeky mice skittering, scampering and scurrying to bed don't seem very sleepy! this warm, affectionate story is the perfect bedtime book for the whole family to share. Ages: 2+ Praise for GOODNIGHT, MICE!: 'The perfect bedtime book ... told at a cleverly thought-out pace that should ensure a yawn before the final page ... Illustrator Judy Watson's detailed expressions on the four mouslings are fun, funny and rewarding upon further visits' COURIER-MAIL 'An ideal bedtime read for parents keen on winding things down for the sleepy train. Squeak!' KIDS-BOOKREVIEW.COM 'A story filled with warmth and family love ... this is sure to become a book young children and parents will be happy to read again and again' AUSSIEREVIEWS.COM 'Utterly flawless use of rich and poetic language ... a bedtime story to read aloud with gusto, to delight in and to savour. Very highly recommended' SYDNEY'S CHILD 'This is a charming, funny and reassuring story for littlies to follow the going-to-bed ritual ... Recommended' MAGPIES 'Watts knows how to break up a story's rhythm by using a refrain, making a story which will be read again and again. Watson's mice are individuals and the many untold stories in the pictures will be pored over by avid three and four-year-old listeners.' WEST AUSTRALIAN 'The collaboration of writer and illustrator in this case makes for an almost perfect bedtime book. Watts's words sing with rhyme and repetition, making them excellent linguistic tools for small children, while Watson's impish, affectionate illustrations speak to families from every type of background.' JUDGES' COMMENTS, 2012 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARDS

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3+ years.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by ABC Books .

Jude Watson is the author of two 39 Clues books, BEYOND THE GRAVE and IN TOO DEEP, and the bestselling Star Wars: Last of the Jedi and Jedi Quest series. As Judy Blundell, she wrote WHAT I SAW AND HOW I LIED, the 2008 winner of The National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She lives in Katonah, New York with her husband and daughter. Frances Watts is an Australian children's book author. She is the winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia's Eve Pownall Award for her book Parsley Rabbit's Book About Books. She lives in Sydney, Australia. David Francis began his career as an exhibiting artist, and his works are held in many collections. He illustrated the Australian CBC honour Book Ten Little Known Facts About Hippopotamuses and collaborated with author Margaret Wild to create the much-loved Morris the Reinbear. He lives in Sydney, Australia.