Mimi is the modern, chic, and charming mouse with a sophisticated Parisian air. This engaging and stylish series teaches children to learn the simplicity and pleasure of fundamental tasks such as vacuuming and the importance of such virtues as patience. In This Won’t Take Long, Mimi adores her new blue vacuum cleaner; while using it she finds a wide array of treasures—a missing green button, her favorite pink pen, a yellow bow, and candy. This lively mouse offers a warm context for children to learn colors and to realize that certain tasks can be simple and fun. She greets her various chores again and again with “This won’t take long!” In This Will Take Forever, Mimi learns she has a low threshold for boredom and is faced with tasks that try her patience, such as standing in line at the supermarket or practicing her accordion. By example, Mimi gently teaches the importance of exercising patience and staying on task.

Austin McQuinn is an artist and exhibits throughout Europe. He is the author and illustrator of the Mimi Mouse series.

Childrens: Picture Books
Age Range: 3 to 6
24 pages, Cloth, 8 x 8
Color Illustrations Throughout
Distribution Rights: US & CA
$9.95 (CAN $14.95)
9781840891997 (1840891998)

Pub Date: September 2003

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