

' Well,' Mary said, looking from Mickey to Minnie. Although he was an international star of motion pictures, television and comic books, he had always remained a decent, down-to-earth, practical mouse. . " What's bothering you?' Mickey kindly enquired.


Mary Midas and her family are visiting Disneyland. Here is the scene that made me laugh out loud. Thanks to the wonder of buying second hand books from around the world I have been able to find a copy of The Chocolate Touch II (1997) and it arrived tonight. I mentioned to the class teacher that there was a sequel with a funny scene involving Mickey Mouse and then I discovered our copy was long gone. Begin by reading this so you can catch up on the story. I was quite amazed to discover this first installment even has a Wikipedia page. Margot Apple is the author-artist of Blanket and Brave Martha and the illustrator of Appaloosa Zebra: A Horse Lover's Alphabet, Runaway Radish, and the beloved "Sheep" books, including Sheep in a Jeep and Sheep Trick or Treat.A teacher in my school returned The Chocolate Touch this week and happily explained how much her class had enjoyed this quirky little story first published in 1952 (yes it is based on the idea of the Midas touch). In 2003 Tiggy began participating in her first horse shows in the Western Pleasure Division. She has three horses: two Morgans (Devil, age twenty-five, and Tiggy, Devil's 1999 filly) and Annie, a quarter horse. The New York Herald Tribune remarked, "it has already proved a hilarious success with children," and The Saturday Review said, "it is told with an engaging humor that boys and girls will instantly discover and approve." His present home is in the Republic of Ireland.The original appearance of The Chocolate Touch in 1952 stirred much reviewer enthusiasm. As a Royal Canadian Air Force navigator and as a journalist, he has traveled extensively. Born in London, Patrick Skene Catling was educated there and at Oberlin College in the United States.
