The true story of a mouse who never asked for it
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Published
Brooklyn, NY : Unruly, an imprint of Enchanted Lions, [2021].
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Book
Edition
English-language edition.
ISBN
9781592703203 (hardback), 1592703203 (hardback)
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Published
Brooklyn, NY : Unruly, an imprint of Enchanted Lions, [2021].
Edition
English-language edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781592703203 (hardback), 1592703203 (hardback)
Notes
General Note
Based on a popular Belearic story entitled 'La Ratita Presumida.'
Description
"Folklorist Ana Cristina Herreros and visionary illustrator Violeta Lópiz spin a deeply feminist retelling of an old Spanish folktale in THE TRUE STORY OF A MOUSE WHO NEVER ASKED FOR IT. Through rhythmic text, highly conceptual illustrations, and a final visual narrative that is silent but revelatory, this picture book builds from deceptive simplicity to an explosive end. The story begins with a mouse, very neat and hard-working, who makes herself a home. In disbelief that she has a house but isn't a wife, suitors show up uninvited, each asking for her hand. She turns everyone down...until a pack of tiny kittens arrive, and she agrees to marry the smallest and most defenseless of the bunch. But it does every mouse well to remember that a kitten always grows up to be a cat. Today, the most commonly told version of this popular folktale serves as a warning, scaring girls to choose good men to marry by reminding them that the cat will always devour the mouse. But this story is rooted in the non-normative, non-performative original version, before it became a cautionary tale. Here, by contrast, the story tells of the pain and harm that come from falling prey to situations beyond one's control. It is also a powerful story of reclaiming one's selfhood." -- Amazon.com.
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Translated from the Spanish.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Herreros, A. C., Lópiz, V., & Roberts, C. G. (2021). The true story of a mouse who never asked for it (English-language edition.). Unruly, an imprint of Enchanted Lions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Herreros, Ana Cristina, 1965-, Violeta Lópiz and Chloe Garcia Roberts. 2021. The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It. Unruly, an imprint of Enchanted Lions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Herreros, Ana Cristina, 1965-, Violeta Lópiz and Chloe Garcia Roberts. The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It Unruly, an imprint of Enchanted Lions, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Herreros, Ana Cristina, Violeta Lópiz, and Chloe Garcia Roberts. The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It English-language edition., Unruly, an imprint of Enchanted Lions, 2021.
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