{"product_id":"marty-moose-first-class-mischief-isbn-9781536250213","title":"Marty Moose: First Class Mischief","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A roller coaster of a book loaded with mayhem, wordplay, burps and farts, and onomatopoeia that will keep readers tuned in and laughing out loud.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho knew delivering the mail could be so perilous? A silly, mischievous story of independence, self-confidence, bravery, and friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust because you’re small doesn’t mean you can’t be brave.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That’s the advice Great-Aunt Ada gives Marty Moose for his first day on the job as a mailmouse for the Little Ditch Post Office. With his mailbag in hand, Marty is ready to follow in her footsteps, but filling them proves difficult even with the help of a scrappy and energetic bunny named Nibbles. When a pair of pesky neighbors prevents him from delivering his last package, Marty and his new friend Nibbles must figure out together how to finish the job, even if that means breaking the rules. With lively, funny, and characterful illustrations and a charming narrative voice, this series first is just right for newly confident readers.[A] cozy chapter book series opener. . . .It’s a roller coaster of a book loaded with mayhem, wordplay, burps and farts, and onomatopoeia that will keep readers tuned in and laughing out loud.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of Geronimo Stilton, The Bad Guys, and “Captain Underpants” will love this lovable and silly tale of a cheese-hating mouse’s first day of work. Powell’s ­illustrations match perfectly with the text; this would be a great addition to any library’s early chapter book collection.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePowell’s expressive and cartoonish line drawings also bring to life both Marty’s own emotional roller coaster and the chaos his adventures unleash. Postal pranks and mailroom mischief make for a series starter worth writing home about.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe splendidly eccentric story is populated with memorable characters and delightful descriptions, and Marty’s slew of emphatic exclamations beg to be shouted aloud. . . . A wonderfully wacky tale of courage and camaraderie that really delivers.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cb\u003eClaire Powell\u003c\/b\u003e is a children’s book maker, character designer, and illustrator. This is her authorial debut. Her collaborations with Beth Lincoln, Kes Gray, and Simon Farnaby were all bestsellers, and she has also illustrated books for Dermot O’Leary, Jeanne Willis, Peter Bently, and Michelle Robinson. Claire Powell lives in Derbyshire, England.\u003cb\u003ePrologue: Mailbag Mischief\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt was late in Little Ditch when a door in the post office opened, just a crack.\u003cbr\u003eA long whiskery snout poked through and sniffed the air\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSNIFF SNIFF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe room smelled empty, so the snout—which was attached to a hairy body with a long pink tail—stepped inside.\u003cbr\u003eTwo hairy feet with uncut claws \u003cb\u003eTIP TAPPED\u003c\/b\u003e across the wooden floor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIP TAP TIP TAP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe feet crept over to a mailbag in the corner of the room. The bag was stuffed full of packages and letters that had been sorted earlier in the day.\u003cbr\u003eQuick as a whisker, a hairy paw dropped two more packages into the bag. Then the hairy\u003cbr\u003efeet \u003cb\u003eTIP TAPPED TIP TAP TIP TAP \u003c\/b\u003eacross the wooden floor, through the door, and disappeared into the night . . .\u003cbr\u003eAn act of first-class mailbag mischief had just been committed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: Don't Lose A Whisker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarty’s BIG day was finally here!\u003cbr\u003eHe was about to start his first-ever job, as Mailmouse of Little Ditch. He had to report to the post office in Thorny Thickett at 8 a.m. sharp.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’ve never been, Thorny Thickett is up over Mount Pheasant, past Badger’s Bog, under Creepy Willow, and right Round-the-Bend. If you end up in Foggy Forest, you’ve gone too far—and you’ll want to get out QUICK!\u003cbr\u003eMarty was prepared. He had practiced his whistle, ironed his uniform, and combed his whiskers. He had polished his buttons so well that he could see his reflection in them.\u003cbr\u003eEven so, his belly was filled with jitters. Then it rumbled. Ravenous rascals! Marty thought. \u003ci\u003eI must be hungry!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarty scampered toward the kitchen but came to a stop in front of a portrait of his great-aunt Ada. She was known as the GREATEST MAILMOUSE WHO EVER LIVED after she was carried off by an owl on Christmas Eve, stuffed into a pie, and almost cooked at 350 degrees for 90 minutes.\u003cbr\u003eA well-timed power outage had allowed her to escape, and she’d still delivered her Christmas cards with time to spare for a slice of blueberry pie.\u003cbr\u003eMarty took a deep breath. “Ooh, whimpering whistles! I hope I’m as good as you were, Great-Aunt Ada.”\u003cbr\u003eMarty had a small family (by mouse standards): twenty-seven brothers, eleven sisters, nine aunts (some great, some not so great), fourteen uncles (three others had unfortunately been swallowed whole by a cat named Wiggles), two grandmothers, three grandfathers, approximately 142 cousins (exact number unknown), one mother, and one father.\u003cbr\u003eOnly his great-aunt Ada had ever been a mailmouse, though. Until she’d hung up her mailbag last year and retired to Snoring-on-Sea.\u003cbr\u003eAnd today it was Marty’s turn.\u003cbr\u003eBreakfast in Marty’s house was a VERY chaotic affair. He ducked, dodged, and clambered over to a pile of his mother’s freshly baked bread. It was disappearing FAST!\u003cbr\u003eHe grabbed the last two slices, slathered them with strawberry jam, and—when his mother’s back was turned—added a generous sprinkling of sugar.\u003cbr\u003eMarty opened his mouth wide and bit down . . . on thin air. The sandwich—HIS sandwich—had been swiped out of his paws and swiftly popped into the mouth of his older brother Milo.\u003cbr\u003e“Oh, FIDDLESTAMPS!” Marty exclaimed as his brother walked out the back door, waving smugly.\u003cbr\u003e“Marty! There you are!”\u003cbr\u003eHis dad was bounding through the mayhem, carrying a brown paper bag. Marty’s twin baby brothers were glued to each hip.\u003cbr\u003e“I made you a packed lunch for your first day! Cheese sandwiches, a cheese muffin, and cheesy chips.”\u003cbr\u003eCreeping caterpillars! Marty HATED cheese. It made his whiskers turn green. But so many mice living together in one house meant that his dad often confused who liked what.\u003cbr\u003e\"MARTY'S OFF, EVERYONE!\" his dad hollered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEeeeeek. \u003c\/i\u003eMarty had been hoping to slip out the back door without a fuss.\u003cbr\u003e“Marty’s ALWAYS off,” his sister Muriel snarked. “He smells like rotten cheese.”\u003cbr\u003e“That’s enough, Muriel!” Marty’s mother scolded.\u003cbr\u003e\"Remember your whistle...\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Avoid Tank's Turf...\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Wach out for bandits...and cats!\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Don't venture into Foggy Forest...\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Careful of mousetraps...\"\u003cbr\u003e\"And whatever you do, DON'T LOSE A WHISKER!\"\u003cbr\u003eBaffling blackberries\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Marty thought.\u003ci\u003e I’m only delivering letters! 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