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Mouse lady drawing I found [The Great Mouse Detective]. The continuation of her being no-nonsense in her future years.

October is pretty much finished and only now I’ve got around to drawing Ratigan. Quick sketch done in Adobe Fresco. #professorratigan #thegreatmousedetective #disney #evetitus #artistsoninstagram #beaglebabe1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CG_ueFejRJz/?igshid=15xqw35of77cn

Last one, I swear.... My husbando being his arrogant self :} Character belongs to Disney/Eve Titus #professorratigan #Ratigan #thegreatmousedetective #basilofbakersstreet #tgmd #Disney #evetitus #cartoonmoviesofthe80s #artistoninstagram #artistontumblr #beaglebabe1 https://www.instagram.com/p/BoKt1BZhmta/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q47ef1zshobn

Happy 420! It’s out of his character, I know, but who cares.

More sketches. My shoulders and neck still hurt after my fall, but I’m able to get some sketching done. Mouse lady conversing with another mouse person. She’s always sad... #mouselady #emma headcanon name #gmd #thegreatmousedetective #basilofbakerstreet #evetitus #disney #cartoonsofthe80s #beaglebabe1

While sometimes it's unavoidable that toddlers or preschoolers won't sit still for stories that are longer or don't have jolly rhyming cadences, I sometimes bemoan the recent trend of almost ALL picture books for preschoolers being kept to less than 500 words. I really believe that there was a happy medium years ago, with stories that weren't necessarily text-heavy, but were a little longer and more fully realised, and still appealing to the 3-to-5-year-old set. The Anatole books by Eve Titus are a wonderful example of this, and "Anatole and The Cat" (1957), for which illustrator Paul Galdone won a Caldecott Honour, is one of my favourites. It tells the story of cheese connoisseur Anatole the mouse, who one day encounters a cat at his job in the cheese factory, and is faced with the challenge of either revealing himself, giving up his hard-won job, or figuring out what to do about this new challenge! A wonderful read for a slightly longer storytime, and well worth it. ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutsclassickidlit #anatoleandthecat #evetitus #paulgaldone #anatole #anatolemouse #mouse #miceandcheese #vintagechildrensbooks #vintagekidsbooks #caldecotthonor #catandmouse #classicchildrensbooks #vintagebooks #vintageillustration #childhoodfavourite #preschool #storytime #readingtogether https://www.instagram.com/p/B8orP9GnFBz/?igshid=2q80ulynl009

There are classics and then there are CLASSICS. This account is focused entirely on older books that are special and wonderful, and will stand the test of time. But every once in a while you encounter a book or series so special that its longevity speaks for itself. "Anatole" (1956) by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone, is one of those. The first in a series of gorgeous picture books about Anatole the mouse, TWO of which became Caldecott Honor books, it tells of the mouse, his family in Paris, and his desire to change people's dim view of rodents like himself. "Anatole" is truly the epitome of everything wonderful about picture books, and a worthwhile addition to any child's bookshelf, over 60 years after its initial publication. ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutsclassickidlit #noodlenutskidsbooks #anatole #evetitus #paulgaldone #mouse #mouseandcheese #parisfrance #mouseinparis #caldecotthonor #caldecotthonorbook #childhoodclassics #childhoodclassic #childhoodfavourites #childhoodfavorite #vintagekidsbooks #vintagepicturebookillustration #vintagepicturebook #vintagechildrensbook #goodbook #magicofchildhood #childrensliterature #bookcollector https://www.instagram.com/p/B4GCwROHM9S/?igshid=3nbdbro1e53q