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Quiet As A Mouse
The story follows Edgar, a noisy elephant who struggles to remain quiet around his sleeping baby sister, Mabel. With the help of his friend Ruby, he attends mouse school to learn to be as quiet as a mouse, ultimately succeeding and becoming the first elephant to pass the quiet mouse test. The tale concludes with a celebration, illustrating themes of friendship, determination, and the challenges of adapting to new living situations.
Quiet As A Mouse
- 1. MOUSe written by Karen Owen illustratedby Evgenia Golubeva As Quiet As A Edgar keeps waking up his new baby sister but he can’t help being noisy. Luckily his friend Ruby has an idea! Can Edgar learn to be as quiet as a mouse? As Quiet As A Mouse Karen Owen RRP £6.99 maverickbooks.co.uk
- 3. Edgarl oved h i s new babys i ster . “Edgar ! Y ou soundl i ke a whole herd of elephants, notj ust onel i t t l e one ! ” sa i d Mum. “Sor ry , ” sa i d Edgar . “Wahhhh!” Mabe l was small and cute and l i ked s l eep i ng. But Edgar was so no i sy he kept wak i ng her up .
- 4. Edgar t r i ed h i sbest to be qu i et . He tiptoed. He crawled. He even t r i ed f oot muf f s .
- 5. CRASH! “Y ou need tobe as quiet as a mouse!” “Edgar ! ” sa i d Mum.
- 6. “Why are youl ook i ngso sad ?” asked Edgar ’ s f r i end , Ruby . He to l d her about h i s no i sy prob l em. “ I ’ ve got an idea!” she sa i d .
- 7. Good....I might splitthe text as shown. Although I know you were going to keep this spread similar, don’t forget that Edgar’s trunk has changed. So Edgar f o l l owed Ruby . . . Al lthe way to Mouse School. THUMP THUMP THUMP
- 8. “Edgar wants tobe as quiet as a mouse, ” Ruby to l d Mr Cheddar , the Head Mouse . “An e l ephant , as qu i et as a mouse ?” sa i d Mr Cheddar . “Y ou ’ l lhave to pass the Quiet Mouse Test, ” sa i d Mr Cheddar . Edgar bounced exc i ted l y and VERY no i s l y . “Can we start st ra i ght away p l ease ?” “Please l et me t ry , ” sa i d Edgar .
- 9. THUMP THUMP THUMP Could Ruby andMr Cheddar be a bit further over to the left so that there is a bit more perspective. Curve of Edgar’s trunk is good here. “Wa l k ac ross the stage , ” sa i d Mr Cheddar . THUMP THUMP THUMP
- 10. Edgar cou l dn ’ t hearthem at a l l ! He s i ghed . “ I ’ l lnever be that quiet, ” he thought . Mr Cheddar tapped h i s st i c k on the g round . “Goodness me! Notl i ke that ! L i ke th i s ! ” he sa i d .
- 11. Mr Cheddar t r i edevery way he knew to teach Edgar to walk. . . And tiptoe. And dance.
- 12. The aud i ence clappedqu i et l y . F i na l l y ,i t was t ime to take the Quiet Mouse Test. Edgar and h i s f r i ends walked and tiptoed and danced.
- 13. Edgar was soproud he swished h i s t runk . . . very qu i et l y , of course . “We l l done to a l lof our qu i et wi nners . . .Now i t ’ s party time!” Mr Cheddar beamed . “ I am p l eased to announce that Edgar has j ust become the first elephant ever to be of f i c i a l l y as quiet as a mouse, ” he sa i d .
- 14. “Hurray!” “Shhhh!” wh i speredEdgar ’ s mum. But she was tool ate . . .Mabe l woke up and screamed at the no i se . Mum covered up her ears . “Y ou soundl i ke . . . ” the mi ce cheered . They rushed to the tab l es fu l lof party food and cheese. “Wahhhh!”
- 15. The End “A herdof ELEPHANTS!”
- 17. www.maverickbooks.co.uk As Quiet AsA Mouse An original concept by author Karen Owen © Karen Owen Illustrations by Evgenia Golubeva Published by MAVERICK ARTS PUBLISHING LTD Studio 3A, City Business Centre, 6 Brighton Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5BB © Maverick Arts Publishing Limited September 2015 +44 (0)1403 256941 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available at the British Library. ISBN 978-1-84886-172-5