Undaunted at finding that he’s shrunk to the size of a mouse, George starts in on his household duties, from brushing his teeth to taking out the garbage and looking after his baby brother—all Herculean tasks for this tiny guy in an oversized world. ‘Paintings with realistic detail and perspective show a mouse-eye view of what high adventure boring chores become. Parents will root along with their kids for this unflappable Tom Thumb.’ —SLJ. Best Books of 1985 (SLJ) A Reading Rainbow Selection 100 Favorite Paperbacks of 1989 (IRA/CBC)Undaunted at finding that he’s shrunk to the size of a mouse, George starts in on his household duties, from brushing his teeth to taking out the garbage and looking after his baby brother—all Herculean tasks for this tiny guy in an oversized world. ‘Paintings with realistic detail and perspective show a mouse-eye view of what high adventure boring chores become. Parents will root along with their kids for this unflappable Tom Thumb.’ —SLJ. Best Books of 1985 (SLJ) A Reading Rainbow Selection 100 Favorite Paperbacks of 1989 (IRA/CBC)
William Joyce既是繪本作家、插畫師,創(chuàng)作了50多本繪本;同時(shí)他也是動(dòng)畫角色設(shè)計(jì)師,設(shè)計(jì)了很多經(jīng)典角色;而作為電影制作人,他榮獲了艾美獎(jiǎng)和奧斯卡動(dòng)畫短片獎(jiǎng)。他的作品多是充滿冒險(xiǎn)、富有想象力。這本繪本出版后,還誕生了同名系列動(dòng)畫片。