The Church Mice series

The Church Mice series is a series of children's picture books written by English writer Graham Oakley. The books focus on the adventures of a group of church mice who live in an old gothic church in the fictional town of Wortlethorpe, England, and their guardian, Sampson the cat.[1][2] The books have been widely praised for their richly detailed illustrations[3][4] and their witty, ironic humor.[5] Several of the church mice books have been nominated for or won major literary awards.[6]

  1. ^ Rowe, Anne (2001). "Church Mice Series (1972-1999)". In Watson, Victor (ed.). The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521550642.
  2. ^ "Graham Oakley". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale Group. 2003.
  3. ^ Flowers, Ann A. (March 1993). "The Church Mice and the Ring". The Horn Book Magazine. 69 (2): 228.
  4. ^ Miller, Kane (February 2011). "The Church Mouse". Children's Bookwatch.
  5. ^ Eccleshare, Julia (1 May 2010). "Children's Picture Books: Julia Eccleshare's choice". The Guardian. London. p. 14.
  6. ^ Pilgrim, J (2005). "Oakley, Graham". In Cullinan, Bernice E.; Person, Diane Goetz (eds.). The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-1778-7.