 First edition cover | |
| Author | Beatrix Potter |
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| Illustrator | Beatrix Potter |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne & Co. |
Publication date | December 1918 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (originally hardcover, but since printed in softcover as well) |
| Preceded by | Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes |
| Followed by | Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes |
| Text | The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse at Wikisource |
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. In December 1918. The tale is based on the Aesop fable, "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse", with details taken from Horace's Satires 2.6.79-117. It tells of a country mouse and a city mouse who visit each other in their respective homes. After sampling the other's way of life, both express a decided preference for their own. The book was critically well received. The Johnny Town-Mouse character appeared in a 1971 ballet film, and the tale has been adapted to a BBC television animated series.