From Scabbers to Angelina Ballerina, Ratty to Squirrel Nutkin, rodents of all shapes and sizes have a starring role in a surprising number of children’s books. Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling With A Hamster, picks his favourites
Children often ask me why I choose a hamster to be Al’s companion in my book Time Travelling With A Hamster.
In truth, Alan Shearer the hamster started life as a dog. But the narrative difficulties of hauling a dog through spacetime in a tin-tub time-machine soon became apparent: Al needed a pet that he could easily take with him. Besides, apart from there having been loads of boy-and-dog stories, who doesn’t love a hamster? Here are my top ten rodents in children’s fiction.
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