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Tumtum And Nutmeg
Tumtum and Nutmeg have a wonderful life but the children who live in Rose Cottage, Arthur and Lucy, are miserable. So, one dayTumtum and Nutmeg decide to cheer them up.
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
January 7th 2008
by Egmont Children's Books
(first published January 1st 2008)
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Tumtum and Nutmeg are two mice that live in Nutmouse Hall in the broom closet of Rose Cottage. The humans who live in Rose cottage are the Mildews; a poor family consisting of inventor Mr. Mildew and his son Arthur and daughter Lucy. Nutmouse Hall was quite grand compared to the cottage, a fact that Tumtum and Nutmeg noticed. The mice feel for the children, since Mr. Mildew is absentminded at best, and lets many daily tasks go undone. Tumtum and Nutmeg decide that they will help Arthur and Lucy...more
I really loved the way this book started out, and enjoyed the author's use of language, but for some reason I felt let down when it came to the battle against Aunt Ivy, or the Charge of the Bright Brigade as it was known in the story. Too much military jargon for my liking, and it was an unfamiliar theme for my 6 year old. I don't mind explaining words to her, but when I suddenly had to define the words General, rifle, gas attack, war zone, hand grenades, repel, ammunition, machine gun, strategy...more
I read this when real life was angry, full of hurt and changing quickly. It was the perfect thing for that, like the world was black and this book poured white paint into it and made it actually a not at all overwhelming shade of blue. Certainly for small people but a sweet and simple read for adults who don't think it's beneath them to read books that are certainly for small people. I'm going to read it again, this time to my six-year-old.
Lovee it!! From the really beautiful cover and a charming story from the mice's point of view.
And I have to admit even though I feel kinda annoyed with "mice" and "rats" in real life, but to read how Tum Tum was being poisoned by the human, it made me pitied him and wished he didn't eat that poison, huhuhu..
Can't wait to read another stories from this series ;)
And I have to admit even though I feel kinda annoyed with "mice" and "rats" in real life, but to read how Tum Tum was being poisoned by the human, it made me pitied him and wished he didn't eat that poison, huhuhu..
Can't wait to read another stories from this series ;)
Picked this up because it was recommended as a first-chapter-book. For read-alouds, yes, but it's definitely more of a 2nd or 3rd grade chapter book for reading alone. It's very readable, very sweet, and it has more than enough (surprise) adventure in it.
Recommend it as a family-read bedtime story for K-1 or read-alone for a precocious 2nd grader or any 3rd grader.
Recommend it as a family-read bedtime story for K-1 or read-alone for a precocious 2nd grader or any 3rd grader.
Love, love, love this book. It is a great read aloud. It reminds me of Bramley Hedge books, but is more energetic and engaging. It is so cute, and perfect for boys and girls. Great adventure stories, and highly imaginative. This will become a classic, I am sure of it!
While the Parental figure is not easy to sympathize with, this is a sweet story of a childless mouse couple who adopt 2 children that badly need care. This was storytime reading for my 5 year old, and it seemed perfectly age appropriate.
We LOVED this book. It was so funny and the girls and I had a great time reading it. I wish Tumtum and Nutmeg lived in our house and took care of us! I highly recommend this book.
For anyone who has a little girl, these are must reads! I love the adventure these very cute mice have and the books are the perfect "chapter before bed" size.
So cute picked up while sitting behind library desk bored and thought it was interesting enough to finish, it was actually well written and inticing. I am 25 and I wanted to see what happened to Tumtum and Nutmeg ! LOL
Although there were a lot of books that were better than this one, it was pretty good. I really like this author but I feel like it could be getter.
Cute, short story. There is nothing really profound or awe inspiring about this book. Good for young readers I would think.
Fun children's book...I enjoyed reading it aloud with my 10-year-old.
Tumtum and Nutmeg were nice to help Arthur and Lucy. F.B.
Novel: Series fiction, fantasy
A nice, but rather strange adventure.
i loved this book! it was sooo cute!
This was a great read-aloud with Will. It's a great bridge between shorter stories and longer chapter books. Every few pages there was a picture and the story was compelling enough for him to remember from day to day (retention has been a problem for him in the past!).
I loved this book!
Very cute little chapter book. Read it to my 5 yr old and she actually paid attention. We'll be reading another.
Emma really liked this book about how a group of mice plot to get rid of a very unpleasant woman, who by the way is determined to poison them all!
I remember reading this when I was seven or eight.I really enjoyed it at the time. There are cute illustartions and lovable characters throughout. Three stars for Tumtum and Nutmeg.
Jun 07, 2009
Kathryn
marked it as to-read
Might be a bit too cutesy, but couldn't pass up a book about mice named Tumtum and Nutmeg! ;-p
lovely little story of two mice and how they help some motherless children.
Grade 3 and up.
Grade 3 and up.
Cute story, great illustrations.
Jun 16, 2013
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Emily Bearn was born in London, and has been a journalist since the age of 20 when she joined the staff of Harpers & Queen magazine. She then worked for a year as a diary reporter on The Times, before becoming a feature writer on the Sunday Telegraph. She became freelance in 2005 following the birth of her daughter, Freya.
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