When the town clock stops, a colony of telepathic mice comes to the
rescue
Unthinkable! The Branton Town Hall Clock has stopped! The intricately
carved turret clock had attracted tourists from all over the world.
Every day six small bells would chime at precisely fourteen minutes and
twenty seconds past the hour. And out would come a procession of
prancing lambs followed by a shepherd playing Pan-pipes and, finally,
old Father Time himself.
The impressive clock tower is also home to a group of Clock Mice,
extraordinary rodents who are twice as bright as rats and just as smart
as humans. They speak their own complex language of mind-pictures and
elude Juno, the clock tower cat. When the clockmaker's grandson fails to
repair the town's beloved clock, will the Clock Mice be able to save
Time?
Filled with unforgettable characters, including the Hickory, Dickory,
and Dock mouse families and some eccentric humans, Time and the Clock
Mice, Etcetera is a whimsical tale of mice, magic, cats, clocks,
science, people, and the nature of time.
This book features full-color illustrations by Emma Chichester-Clark.