An interpretation of one of the most popular of all Aesop's fables, shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize. Charlie is a simple country mouse. He likes to sit in the sun and listen to the blackbirds singing; he eats nuts, seeds and berries. His cousin Tyler, on the other hand, lives a hurlyburly life in town. He loves rich food and going out to the cinema. So, not surprisingly, when Tyler comes to visit Charlie, he is very quickly bored. But will his country cousin find the noise and bustle of town any more to his liking? Tyler invites Charlie to come home with him and find out! Helen Craig has illustrated "Angelina Ballerina", "Crumbling Castle", "Mary, Mary", "The Yellow House", "The One and Only Robin Hood", four "This is the Bear" books and four stories about "Susie and Alfred" (also written by her) and "Charlie and Tyler at the Seaside" a sequel to "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse".

 

This book was recognised in the Ages 6-8 Years category by the Smarties Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Walker .

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 1995 by Walker Books Ltd .

Helen Craig has illustrated more than sixty books for children, including the Angelina Ballerina books. She lives in England.