Title The Mousewife / by Rumer Godden ; with pictures by William Pène du Bois

Published London : Macmillan, 1951 London : Macmillan & Co., 1951

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Description 37 pages : illustrated ; 24 cm Summary The mousewife was the perfect little housewife but she wanted more. One day a captive dove was brought to live in the house and the mousewife learns the meaning of altruism Notes First published, Viking Press, 1951 Audience For children Subject Altruism -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Kindness -- Juvenile fiction. Mice -- Juvenile fiction. Pigeons -- Juvenile fiction. Mice -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Self-sacrifice -- Juvenile fiction. Genre/Form Fiction. Illustrated works. Author Pène du Bois, William, 1916-1993, illustrator ISBN 0333344847 (<illustrated by Heidi Holder>)

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