| Property | Value |
|---|
| rdf:type | |
| rdfs:label | - The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
|
| rdfs:comment | - In the book, a country mouse named Timmy Willie is accidentally carried to a house in the town in a hamper full of vegetables. The town house is home to a great many mice, including the title character Johnny Town-Mouse. Although Johnny Town-Mouse tries hard to make Timmy Willie feel welcome in his new home, Timmy Willie does not like the food or the noises in the town and is afraid of the cat in the house. He eventually leaves the town the same way that he came. Several months later, following an intense effort to rid the house of mice, Johnny Town-Mouse visits Timmy Willie's country home with a view to possibly staying there permanently. He soon finds, however, that country life does not suit him.
|
| owl:sameAs | |
| dcterms:subject | |
| Country | |
| dbkwik:literature/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate | |
| dbkwik:childrensbooks/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate | |
| Author | |
| Preceded By | - Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes
|
| Illustrator | |
| Published | |
| Followed By | - Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes
|
| abstract | - In the book, a country mouse named Timmy Willie is accidentally carried to a house in the town in a hamper full of vegetables. The town house is home to a great many mice, including the title character Johnny Town-Mouse. Although Johnny Town-Mouse tries hard to make Timmy Willie feel welcome in his new home, Timmy Willie does not like the food or the noises in the town and is afraid of the cat in the house. He eventually leaves the town the same way that he came. Several months later, following an intense effort to rid the house of mice, Johnny Town-Mouse visits Timmy Willie's country home with a view to possibly staying there permanently. He soon finds, however, that country life does not suit him. Beatrix Potter made extensive use of people, animals and buildings that could be found near her home in the village of Near Sawrey, Cumbria as models for the book's illustrations. Johnny Town-Mouse himself is modeled on Dr. Parsons, a friend of Beatrix Potter's husband William Heels. William Heels and Dr. Parsons had a private golf course built in Near Sawrey. This is referenced in the cover illustration for The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, which depicts the title character carrying a bag of golf clubs. Due to Beatrix Potter's failing eyesight, The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse was the last of her books for which she colorized her own illustrations by painting them. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse has been adapted for film and television.
|
