A beautifully illustrated novel about a mouse, her friendship with Audubon's apprentice, and her search for home. Beneath the crackled and faded painting of a horse, underneath the worn and dusty floorboards of the dining room, lives Celeste, a mouse who spends her days weaving baskets, until one day she is thrust into the world above. Here Celeste encounters danger--and love--unlike any she's ever imagined. She dodges a hungry cat and witnesses the brutality of hunting for the first time. She makes friends with a singing thrush named Cornelius, a talkative osprey named Lafayette, and Joseph, Audubon's young apprentice. All the while, Celeste is looking for a new home. Is her home in the toe of a worn boot? Nestled in Joseph's pocket? Or in the dollhouse in the attic, complete with mouse-size furniture perfect for Celeste? In the end, Celeste discovers that home is really the place deep inside her heart, where friendships live. Ages 8+.
Title: A nest for Celeste
Subtitle: a story about art, inspiration, and the meaning of home
Contributors:
By (author)
Henry Cole
;
Illustrated by
Henry Cole
ISBN 13: 9780061704123
ISBN 10: 0061704121
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 18/05/2012
Place of Publication:
New York,
United States
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Animal stories
NBS Classification: Children's Fiction
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Height: 181mm
Width: 133mm
Thickness: 25mm
Weight: 503g