pickThis fun tale follows three courageous mice on a mission to rescue a prisoner (though I never understood why that particular prisoner poet needed to be rescued). I liked all three of them especially Miss Bianca. The illustrations are great and I enjoyed the sly sense of humour. Never read the book, never watched the Disney adaptation, I‘m glad I‘ve read it for #ChildrensClassicRead2024
https://www.cbr.com/the-rescuers-trivia/
https://www.looper.com/1116287/walt-disney-originally-shelved-the-rescuers-for-b...
https://reactormag.com/rescuing-more-than-just-small-girls-and-teddy-bears-disne...
https://feministdisney.tumblr.com/post/48742801597/a-feminist-review-of-disneys-...
https://medium.com/cinenation-show/feminisney-the-rescuers-and-the-rescuers-down...
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I enjoyed the characters of Miss Bianca, Bernard and Nils very much but my adult mind didn‘t care much for the plot. I wanted to know more about the prisoner and why he was imprisoned. Still glad I read it and after I rewatched the Disney movie, hadn‘t seeing it in ages.
Fun internet pic I found ! #ChildrensClassicRead2024
pickWhat a delightful read! Love Margery‘s wit(and her curls!)Thanks @TheBookHippie for this great choice to kick off #ChildrensClassicRead2024
My favorite part: When a bored Miss Bianca was in search of something to read: “The Head Jailer was practically illiterate, there was nothing to be borrowed from his shelves save one dog-eared pamphlet entitled Cut Your Own Corns, which Miss Bianca would have sooner died — O ominous phrase! — than look at.”😆
pickThis was such an adorable story! #ChildrensClassicRead2024 I can't believe I haven't read this before or watched the Disney animation. I found it very witty and charming, and just an all-round delight. It's always a good time when animals get existential 😆 Loved the illustrations by Garth Williams. I should check out more of her adult novels, as well—I enjoyed Four Gardens, which we read for #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub @TheBookHippie
My Miss Bianca library (thanks to @BookieMary who collects this series, and is kind enough to pass on her copies when she upgrades). Now that I‘ve reread the first book, I want to read all of them. 🐭 #childrensclassicread2024
pickFirst, I want to begin by apologizing to my daughters, for never having read this to them when they were little, they would have loved it!! The concept of the Prison Aid Society of mice is heartwarming. “There is no more wonderful moment in life than when a prison door opens.” My favorite is when Bianca is running for her life and ask Nils “are we passing anything of historic interest?”
The mice props are from my daughter‘s collection.
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