Richard Wilbur

Loudmouse Richard Wilbur

Brief Description: "This Dover edition...is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by The Crowell-Collier Press, New York, in 1963"--Copyright page. Brief Description: A mouse with a big voice saves his family from a mouse trap and a cat and prevents the household valuables from being burgled. Biographical Note: Poet, professor, and father of three, Richard Wilbur wrote volumes of verse that won such coveted awards as the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Edna St. Vincent Millay Memorial Award. Artist Don Almquist, whose drawings appeared in leading magazines, was cited by the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Club of New York for his imaginative designs. Marc Notes: This Dover edition...is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by The Crowell-Collier Press, New York, in 1963--Copyright page.; A mouse with a big voice saves his family from a mouse trap and a cat and prevents the household valuables from being burgled. Publisher Marketing: Loudmouse might be small, but he sure makes a lot of noise! His mama wishes he were a bit quieter, but Loudmouse's booming voice sure comes in handy when there's a cat on the prowl, a mousetrap waiting to be sprung, and a burglar on the loose. Young readers and listeners will delight in this charming tale of the little mouse with the big voice and a taste for cheese. Poet, professor, and father of three, Richard Wilbur wrote volumes of verse that won such coveted awards as the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Edna St. Vincent Millay Memorial Award. His story is illustrated by artist Don Almquist, whose distinctive drawings appeared in leading magazines of the 1960s.

Contributor Bio:  Wilbur, Richard RICHARD WILBUR has maintained a dual career as a teacher of Canadian history and a freelance journalist. His books include "Rise of French New Brunswick" and "Silver Harvest, the Fundy Weirmen's Story", which won the Canadian Historical Association Regional Certificate Award. He lives in St. Andrews NB.