Masks
1994 Six paper masks from G.P. Putnam's Sons as a promotion in connection with Jan Brett's Town Mouse/Country Mouse
The back of each mask identifies its character's name and offers apt quotations and commentary, which I show below. See also, on an advertisements page, stickers that reproduce in smaller format the four mice masks.
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Mr. Town Mouse | Mrs. Town Mouse |
"Chirrup" | "Squeaky Squeak" |
"This country life is just the change I need. I can't wait to taste fresh blackberries." | "I want to see wildflowers for a change. It would be nice to hear spring peepers." |
Mr. Town Mouse finds out that while he's looking for wild blackberries, somebody is looking for him. | Mrs. Town Mouse is enchanted by the beautiful country, but does she know it can be dangerous too? |
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Mrs. Country Mouse | Mr. Country Mouse |
"Squeak, Squeak, Squeak" | "Chir, Chir, Chir" |
"I've always wanted to live in a grand house and sleep in a bed covered with satin." | "Cheese is what brings me to the town house. I'm ready to sample cheddar cheese, blue cheese and swiss cheese." |
Mrs. Country Mouse finds lots of beautiful things in the town house, but she can't relax and enjoy them. | In the town house, Mr. Country Mouse finds that he can smell the cheese, but it is not so easy to eat the cheese. |
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The Owl | The Cat |
"Hoot, Hoot, Hoot" | "Meeow-Meeow" |
"I'm on the lookout for little mice, a mousey snack tastes really nice." | "Sauces and ham, it's hungry I am! Mice in my stew, wait till I catch you!" |
"Owl spies the mice, but just as he's ready to swoop down, something happens. Why does he always just miss his chance? | Cat loves to chase mice in his town house, but lately everything is going wrong. These new mice lead him into one disaster after another. |
