Debatable Recap: Reeping a Win
February ‘s Debatable topic of “Most Appealing Mouse of Middle Reader Literature” sparked a lively discussion. It appears mice are quite nice in many an opinion. We won’t mention the one dissenting view about mice (which wasn’t very nice at all).
I choose Reepicheep from C.S. Lewis’s Narnia series.
While Mike nominated Amos from Robert Lawson’s Ben and Me.
After a spirited voting spree, Reepicheep won by a whisker–yes, by one vote. Reep, that mighty warrior mouse valiantly strode forward and claimed his victory.
To be fair, Ben is a great little mouse. In fact, a vote for Ben or a vote for Reepicheep, along with the suggestions for Stuart Little, Bianca, Wilcox and Griswold, Despereaux, Runaway Ralph as considerations, just goes to show that mice are nice. That is, I admit I’m not keen on finding them unexpectedly in my kitchen pantry, but mice truly are winsome little creatures.
Someday I will regale my stories about Hunca Munca and Spot, two truly wondrous mousekins as once valued as pets.
BtW: a hearty congrats to my Debatable chum, Mike, who has just published his own mouse book: Scampers Thinks Like a Scientist.
Stay tuned for the next Debatable…
Pam Webb 
I didn’t think to suggest an alternate. Hmmm.
Just to save our friendship, too: I really like Reepicheep. He is an awesome, brave little mouse. 🐁
Indeed. And I totally understand it was a difficult decision.
🙂 I’m glad to see you’re talking to me, at least.
I wasn’t? I guess I need to get some bad poetry sent your way.
I just worried that I’d get blacklisted.
And, yes! You should!
No snubs. I am reluctant to try again my hand at bad poetry. It goes against my writerly sense of giving it my best go.
😀 It’s meant to be a release of sorts.
My dear Cricket, you’ve captured the most important takeaway of this particular Debatable.
There’s a reason why “mice” rhymes with “nice.”
Absolutely. Isn’t there a National Mouse Day? If not, I think we have our next project. It’s after I get Tigger his Macy Parade balloon.
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Ooh, February’s Deabatables was a close one! A sincere congrats to Cricket for the win!
But, of course, the REAL winner is mousekind. Well done, you cute little buggers! We love you!
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Those mice in Mike’s nice Scamper’s cover look pretty darn cute, too.
Indeed. Mice do make for great illustrations.
There are some pretty awesome little mice in literature. Glad I didn’t vote.. there might have been a tie, then what would you have done? LOL! 😉
It was a tie until a last minute vote for Reepicheep! I’m not sure how Mike and I would approach a tie—hmmm…
I’m always in two minds about Reepicheep, he is by turns comical, and annoyingly comical. Loyal and brave though so he gets a pass.
A pass meaning a yes vote?
Yes, indeed!
Woo Hoo! Reepicheep reaps another win. Make sure you plug in early for our next Debatable—it’ll be a goody.
I look forward to it!
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