RIP Brian Jacques

[Atthis]

That is sad news. Although I have never read any of his books, my sister was always a huge fan of his Redwall series. She always really wanted me to read them, but somehow I've never gotten around to it (I think the number of them scared me off a bit).

On the subject of children's books about mice, has anyone ever read the Deptford Mice books by Robin Jarvis? These were the books of my childhood. I absolutely adored them. But they were so sad! - I used to cry myself to sleep after reading them.