A Mouse Called Miika
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- Create Date：2023-01-07 06:52:09
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- Author：Matt Haig
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Summary
Ratatouille meets Roald Dahl in the funny and fantastical story of a determined mouse on a mission to procure the world's tastiest cheese。 From the author of A Boy Called Christmas-now a Netflix movie starring Kristen Wiig， Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull！
When Nikolas left the only home he had ever known， it was a mouse named Miika who kept him company， and it was Miika who accompanied him on his journey to the Far North， in search of his father。 But before the events of A Boy Called Christmas， this little mouse was the hero of his own story。
A Mouse Called Miika is an epic adventure story on a miniature scale。 It's a tale of mice and men （and more mice）。 It is about one independent mouse who gets fed up with the other mice， and sets out on a quest of his own to prove that cheese exists， and learns to appreciate other creatures。 It is also a tale of great love （of cheese） and great danger。 And learning the lesson that， with cheese， as with life， what matters most is not how strongly you smell， but how strong you are on the inside。
Funny， cheeky， wise， and packed full of Matt Haig's signature warmth。 This is set to become a year-round children's favorite。
When Nikolas left the only home he had ever known， it was a mouse named Miika who kept him company， and it was Miika who accompanied him on his journey to the Far North， in search of his father。 But before the events of A Boy Called Christmas， this little mouse was the hero of his own story。
A Mouse Called Miika is an epic adventure story on a miniature scale。 It's a tale of mice and men （and more mice）。 It is about one independent mouse who gets fed up with the other mice， and sets out on a quest of his own to prove that cheese exists， and learns to appreciate other creatures。 It is also a tale of great love （of cheese） and great danger。 And learning the lesson that， with cheese， as with life， what matters most is not how strongly you smell， but how strong you are on the inside。
Funny， cheeky， wise， and packed full of Matt Haig's signature warmth。 This is set to become a year-round children's favorite。
Reviews
Shari Heinze
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Very cute and has a great learning curve about peer pressure
Abhishek Mishra
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A kids book。 So innocent & refreshing！！ Best way to start 2023 reading journey :）
Ella Storey
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I'm not really keen on Matt Haig's books， but I'll have to make an exception to this one。 Very funny and a great moral behind it。 I'm not really keen on Matt Haig's books， but I'll have to make an exception to this one。 Very funny and a great moral behind it。 。。。more
Lizzie （lifeonasofa）
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“It is better to be disliked for being who you are than to be liked for who you are not。 Being who you are not is exhausting” - Matt Haig 🧚🏽♂️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3。25 Stars A super short addition to the Christmas series。 This was pretty cute。 Miika is my favourite character so I’m all for more of him。 We also got more Truth Pixie which is always good fun。 🎄A lovely story for kids， lots of talk about being who you are， honesty and helping your friends。 The narrator was also pretty great on this audio book， “It is better to be disliked for being who you are than to be liked for who you are not。 Being who you are not is exhausting” - Matt Haig 🧚🏽♂️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3。25 Stars A super short addition to the Christmas series。 This was pretty cute。 Miika is my favourite character so I’m all for more of him。 We also got more Truth Pixie which is always good fun。 🎄A lovely story for kids， lots of talk about being who you are， honesty and helping your friends。 The narrator was also pretty great on this audio book， lots of emotion。 👍🏻Not as good as book 1， but highly recommend this whole series if you enjoy reading to your children！ Nice festive choice。 ✨ 。。。more
Kirsty
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Started the year with a Matt Haigh， finished the year with one。 Nice short story - listened to audible， very well performed。 Nice message of being yourself。
Megan
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This is a really good book
Cat Strawberry
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This is a lovely story with some brilliant illustrations。 Miika is enjoying eating a mushroom while sitting beside his new mouse friend Bridget the Brave。 He’s glad he has found a friend who is like him。 But Bridget tells him that they aren’t alike at all and that Miika isn’t brave like her。 So one day Miika decides to do something brave while having a ride on the reindeer Blitzen’s back。 But Miika’s brave act results in an accident， one that has unintended consequences。I have really enjoyed rea This is a lovely story with some brilliant illustrations。 Miika is enjoying eating a mushroom while sitting beside his new mouse friend Bridget the Brave。 He’s glad he has found a friend who is like him。 But Bridget tells him that they aren’t alike at all and that Miika isn’t brave like her。 So one day Miika decides to do something brave while having a ride on the reindeer Blitzen’s back。 But Miika’s brave act results in an accident， one that has unintended consequences。I have really enjoyed reading this story and getting to know Miika and the world of Elfhelm。 I have never read a book in the ‘Boy Called Christmas’ series before but even though there are a lot of characters mentioned and seen from the previous books， this works well as a standalone story too。 As we get to know Miika more， we find out a back story about his life and how he came to be living his days in Elfhelm and eating mushrooms in the woods with Bridget。 I like how this story goes and how Miika wants to show Bridget he’s brave like her。 Unfortunately something happens when he’s trying to show off how brave he is and soon Miika finds himself experiencing new and strange magical things。I don’t want to give too much away as it’s interesting to read the story， but I like how we see Miika’s friendships with the different characters: Nikolas， the Truth Pixie and Bridget the Brave， who is a mouse， and how Miika later discovers the truth about those friendships and how he grows as a character in the story too。 The book is filled with short chapters which each having a title and I love how the first letter of a new chapter is beautifully illustrated with a mouse sitting on it in different positions。 The book is illustrated throughout on various pages and I love how Miika and some of the other characters look。 You can really see the expressions on the characters well and I even like how the trolls look later on in the story！Although it took me some time to really get into the story， perhaps as I wasn’t used to this world of Elfhelm， elves， etc。， once I did I really enjoyed what happened especially as Miika later learns not only what it is to be truly brave but about true friendship and being true to himself。 It’s a wonderful story showing how much he grows as a character and has such a lovely and heart-warming ending too。 At the end of the book there is the first chapter of the book ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ to read which has made me want to read that book now， and the rest of this series。 There are also some fun extra activities for children to do at the end of the book too such as designing your own cheese or drawing a picture of Miika in the spaces provided。Overall this is a lovely book with a great story which I’m sure many children will enjoy。 It works well as a standalone story and is a brilliant story with a heart-warming ending about a mouse discovering the truth about himself and friendships。 It’s also a funny story too， especially later when the trolls are involved， it just becomes even more funny and silly， but also brilliant too。 A great story which is perfect for reading at Christmastime。-Thanks to Canongate Books for a free paperback copy 。。。more
Emily Fehr
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Quick read， children's book。 Good lessons and a Christmas book。 Quick read， children's book。 Good lessons and a Christmas book。 。。。more
T。A。
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Another great story and I think this is a lesson a few people need to learn。‘but the truth is， not everyone will like us。 Not everyone we meet will always want the best for us。 And not everyone will know our truth。 If people want to hate us， it’s easier to let them。 You see， it is better to be disliked for being who you are than to be liked for who you are not。 Being who you are not is exhausting。’
Ryanne Hughes
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Such incredible lessons in this book for people of all ages， absolutely love this story and the message it gives！ 💜
Elise Thaens
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"Be you，" the Truth Pixie continued。 "Be the full you。 Don't try to make yourself small to match someone else。 And， sure， fitting in is nice。 But it's not as great as standing out。 Standing out is" - she searched for the word - "outstanding。" "Be you，" the Truth Pixie continued。 "Be the full you。 Don't try to make yourself small to match someone else。 And， sure， fitting in is nice。 But it's not as great as standing out。 Standing out is" - she searched for the word - "outstanding。" 。。。more
Erin
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A sweet message， and delightful little side story to the series ✨️
Victoria Zigler
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This was a really cute story。 And it had a wonderful message。
PickyPages
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What a fun story！ Miika shows us that being true to ourselves is more important than what others think of us。 An important lesson for anyone for sure！
Amanda
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A fun， quick read。 It’s nice to learn what happened to Nikolas’s furry friend after their adventure。
seljankukkia
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3。25*
Cathryn Wellner
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May I never grow too old for talking mice and Truth Pixies。 Miika is the cheeky， independent mouse in this quest tale， and he is worthy of an audience。 In his odyssey to prove cheese exists， he falls in with some interesting characters and learns lessons about life。 An endearing romp。
Andrea
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"Das Unmögliche ist eine Möglichkeit die du nur noch nicht erkannt hast。"Bezaubernde Geschichte über die kleine Maus Miika， die mit dem Jungen namens Weihnacht Richtung Wichtelgrund gezogen ist und dort ihre ganz eigenen Abenteuer erlebt。 Und Rufus Beck als Hörbuch Sprecher sollte hier wirklich sehr lobend erwähnt werden， er hat wieder einen tollen Job gemacht und besonders über seine Interpretation von Troll Liedern habe ich mich wunderbar amüsiert und das ganze zweimal zurück gespült um es noc "Das Unmögliche ist eine Möglichkeit die du nur noch nicht erkannt hast。"Bezaubernde Geschichte über die kleine Maus Miika， die mit dem Jungen namens Weihnacht Richtung Wichtelgrund gezogen ist und dort ihre ganz eigenen Abenteuer erlebt。 Und Rufus Beck als Hörbuch Sprecher sollte hier wirklich sehr lobend erwähnt werden， er hat wieder einen tollen Job gemacht und besonders über seine Interpretation von Troll Liedern habe ich mich wunderbar amüsiert und das ganze zweimal zurück gespült um es nochmal hören zu können。 Ein Spaß für Jung und Alt， für alle die sich gerne verzaubern lassen。 Und natürlich hat das Ganze noch eine schöne Moral der Geschichte， denn "auf das Ende kommt es an" Gerne mehr davon 。。。more
Heather
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I have been enjoying starting my Christmas reads with the Matt Haig Christmas series。 This one isn't exactly Christmas themed but it does take place at Elfhelm。 It embraces the sentiment of the other stories but I was wishing it was longer and I could really enjoy all the characters。 But， it is a children's story so I shouldn't complain ;-） I have been enjoying starting my Christmas reads with the Matt Haig Christmas series。 This one isn't exactly Christmas themed but it does take place at Elfhelm。 It embraces the sentiment of the other stories but I was wishing it was longer and I could really enjoy all the characters。 But， it is a children's story so I shouldn't complain ;-） 。。。more
Pi
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Wielką sympatią darzę książki Matta Haig'a a zwłaszcza te， które ilustrował absolutnie genialny Chris Mould。 Świat， który wykreował pisarz i obrazy， które na podstawie tego świata stworzył fantastyczny artysta， na stałe zamieszkały w moim sercu。 To pełne ciepła opowieści świąteczne i cała seria o GWIAZDCE roztacza magiczny urok， któremu nie da się oprzeć。 MYSZKA ZWANA MIIKĄ， to tom 1。5 i pewnie najlepiej go czytać w tej kolejności， ale nie jest to konieczne。 Ja z uśmiechem na twarzy wróciłam do Wielką sympatią darzę książki Matta Haig'a a zwłaszcza te， które ilustrował absolutnie genialny Chris Mould。 Świat， który wykreował pisarz i obrazy， które na podstawie tego świata stworzył fantastyczny artysta， na stałe zamieszkały w moim sercu。 To pełne ciepła opowieści świąteczne i cała seria o GWIAZDCE roztacza magiczny urok， któremu nie da się oprzeć。 MYSZKA ZWANA MIIKĄ， to tom 1。5 i pewnie najlepiej go czytać w tej kolejności， ale nie jest to konieczne。 Ja z uśmiechem na twarzy wróciłam do znanych mi bohaterów。 Mikołaj， renifery， elfy， trolle， przewspaniała i moja ulubiona Wróżka Prawdy （Prawdomówka）。。。 Oczywiście nie mogę pominąć Myszki Miiki， który to jest postacią kluczową nie tylko dla tej konkretnej pozycji， ale dla całego cyklu。 Od pierwszych zdań poczułam to， co zawsze czuję sięgając po prozę Haiga - poczułam ciepełko。 To takie przyjemne， ale też i urwisowate ciepełko， dzięki któremu codzienność wydaje się bardziej znośna。 Przepadam za piórem tego pisarza， jest dowcipne， bezpośrednie， uszczypliwe， radosne i bardzo świąteczne。 Gdy czytałam o przygodach Miiki czułam się jak dziecko， a ja bardzo lubię się czuć jak dziecko - nie zdarza się to często， więc gdy już się zdarza， to staram się tę chwilę celebrować。 MYSZKA ZWANA MIIKĄ opowiada o pragnieniach tego małego stworzenia， o jego ambicjach。 Dowiadujemy się o nim więcej， np。 autor ujawnia nam historię Miiki sprzed poznania Mikołaja。 Tutaj pozornie akcja toczy się wokół najpyszniejszego sera， ale tak naprawdę jest to książeczka o samoakceptacji i dążeniu do celu， spełnianiu swych marzeń。 Wszystko to podane w lekki， dowcipny， wręcz rozbrajający sposób。 Nie mogę nie napisać paru zdań o ilustracjach jednego z moich ulubionych ilustratorów， a już na pewno jest moim nr jeden jeśli chodzi o ilustrację współczesną。 Tak sobie myślę， że bez nich， te książki nie byłby tak dobre， bo te obrazy wręcz narzucają interpretację i odsłaniają w sposób doskonały charaktery bohaterów。 Książka została ślicznie， bardzo starannie wydana i pasuje do pozostałych。 Bardzo się cieszę， że posiadam cały komplet。。。 tzn。 to， co zostało w Polsce wydane。 Z niecierpliwością czekam na drugi dom WRÓŻKI PRAWDOMÓWKI （mojej ulubionej odsłony z tego świątecznego uniwersum）。 Zysk i S-ka usłyszcie mnie i nie karzcie czekać do kolejnej GWIAZDKI。 ser， to jest sprawa poważna tom 1。5seria GWIAZDKA Wydawnictwo Zysk i S-ka 。。。more
Elizabeth7781
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Matt Haig is my favorite （living） author。 Everything he writes is a delight to me， whether it be non-fiction centered on mental wellbeing， or sci-fi/fantasy fiction， or children's books such as this one。 Even though this is a children's book， adults will enjoy reading it too and will chuckle at humor that is doled out on multiple levels of meaning。 Wish I had a young person for reading it aloud。 This story is a follow-on to the characters in Matt Haig's previous children's Christmas books。 You c Matt Haig is my favorite （living） author。 Everything he writes is a delight to me， whether it be non-fiction centered on mental wellbeing， or sci-fi/fantasy fiction， or children's books such as this one。 Even though this is a children's book， adults will enjoy reading it too and will chuckle at humor that is doled out on multiple levels of meaning。 Wish I had a young person for reading it aloud。 This story is a follow-on to the characters in Matt Haig's previous children's Christmas books。 You could read them or watch the terrific movie adaptation of "A Boy Called Christmas" that was released last year （now available on Netflix）。 It will provide the reader with more background on Miika the mouse and his friends， although the story stands just fine on its own。 It provides a valuable lesson on the importance of being true to yourself。 。。。more
Cami | The Book Boyfriend Diaries
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My 8 year old and I read this together and she rated it 4 ⭐️’s。 It was a fun book to read around the holidays and had some really great messages which made for some great conversations to have together。 Will definitely read it again with my younger son once he learns to read。
Darla
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A warm mouseA sleepy mouseA happy mouseA mouse called Miika。Want to know what happens to Miika the mouse after he travels with Nikolas to Elfhelm？ This is the story of what happens when he tries to be brave and falls from the sky while flying with Blitzen。 How the Truth Pixie drimwicks him and he has to learn how to be a mouse with magic。 If you loved A Boy Called Christmas， you will want to see what happens after to Miika。 A warm mouseA sleepy mouseA happy mouseA mouse called Miika。Want to know what happens to Miika the mouse after he travels with Nikolas to Elfhelm？ This is the story of what happens when he tries to be brave and falls from the sky while flying with Blitzen。 How the Truth Pixie drimwicks him and he has to learn how to be a mouse with magic。 If you loved A Boy Called Christmas， you will want to see what happens after to Miika。 。。。more
Rachita
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A very cute mouse story 🥰It’s always good to be the full you … what ever happens …。 That’s the best part of the story 😍
Library
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This is a delightful companion to the Christmas books。 A tale of self-acceptance and courage。
Stephanie Ridiculous
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Another surprisingly great read。 Not a Christmas story， which was a nice turn。 This is a great story for anyone， especially young ones， grappling with not fitting in/wanting to be liked by others。 A lovely story about be the you you are instead of the you you think others will accept。 Also serving up great wisdom like "No cheese tastes as good as being kind feels。" Highly recommend - And I don't think you necessarily need to have read A Boy Called Christmas first。 It'd help， but just knowing the Another surprisingly great read。 Not a Christmas story， which was a nice turn。 This is a great story for anyone， especially young ones， grappling with not fitting in/wanting to be liked by others。 A lovely story about be the you you are instead of the you you think others will accept。 Also serving up great wisdom like "No cheese tastes as good as being kind feels。" Highly recommend - And I don't think you necessarily need to have read A Boy Called Christmas first。 It'd help， but just knowing there were shenanigans and adventure before the book picks up is probably enough。 。。。more
Jenna
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The perfect read-aloud story with your children。 We had giggles and heartfelt conversations throughout our reading together。 A great companion to the series！
Doro
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Number 4 in the series。 A very fast read （especially when you‘re sick in bed）。 But great to get into the Christmas spirit。 And the illustrations are wonderful。 So much fun to meet Nikolas， Noosh and the Truth Pixie again。 And， of course， Miika。
CharlyFeathers
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Love the moral of this story to just be yourself。 Laugh out loud moments。 Brilliant read and will be reading more by Matt Haig
Kai Charles（Fiction State Of Mind）
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Sweet story about bravery and being your true self！
Reference
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