Every night before Oscar Potter went to bed, he would sit in a
large, overstuffed chair in front of his fireplace, warm his old
bones, and sip on some potato soup. He lived in a large, dismal
house that remained silent except for the sound of the clocks
ticking and the metal tip of Oscar's Irish black Hawthorne cane
tap, tap, tapping as he walked along the cold marble floors. Oscar
was a grouchy old man-a real sourpuss-who lived as lonesome as an
oyster. Once, the house had been filled with joy and the sounds of
children laughing as they played throughout the hallways. Now, it
seemed that joy had taken an eternal nap, and the only constant
throughout the house were the dark shadows. One dark and stormy
winter's night, as Oscar sat in silence eating his soup, a small
mouse named Newton appeared beside him. As the mouse asked for a
speck of food, a faint knocking suddenly came from the front
door...
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2011 |
First published: |
November 2011 |
Illustrators: |
Jamie Peck
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Authors: |
Marcus Mastin
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Dimensions: |
254 x 203 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
34 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4679-2362-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Myth & legend told as fiction
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LSN: |
1-4679-2362-1 |
Barcode: |
9781467923620 |
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