Stanley loves his quiet cup of tea in his basket after everyone has left for the day, but today he is disturbed by a strange noise coming out of the grandfather clock. When he looks, he discovers his friend Bill the mouse who has had hiccups for three days and so has gone to hide his noisy hics.

 

There are 25 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Kate Lum is the author of Princesses Are Not Quitters! and What! She lives in Canada.