But twelve year olds are allowed to be hormonal, I’m no prude. On the, ahem, adult side of things, there was a bit about Elizabeth in bed with Essex talking about his strong body. The mice dress in tiny, intricate little outfits as impressive as any courtier’s. Sheedy writes of many cute things mouse society does, from creating little candles from human candlewax to eating tiny snacks of melted cheese on toast crumbs to “ice skating” on a glass tabletop using bits of fabric for skates. So it goes.ĭespite it being written by a 12 year old, She Was Nice to Mice is written with a surprisingly sure, adult hand. She handles mice tenderly, while chopping the head off Essex for falling in love with another. The story depicts Queen Elizabeth as a fiery, temperamental ruler who loves two things: her consort Essex and mice. The cover shown here features Elizabeth and a small mouse dressed in exquisite Elizabethan garb. One of the best things about the book is the drawings, which were done by another young woman named Jessica Ann Levy. When she was 12 years old, 80s movie star Ally Sheedy wrote the book She Was Nice to Mice about Queen Elizabeth I and a genteel mouse living in her palace.
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