Furball and the Mokes

Chum is a hamster, reliant on Kitty for her every need. But life changes with the advent of a family of mice who rename her Furball and encourage her to escape from her cage. Following the mice into hiding, she discovers a strange world of freedom but also of danger. Meanwhile Kitty is devastated by the loss of her hamster. This family crisis is soon followed by another when Kitty’s mum finds mouse droppings all over the kitchen floor. She’s determined to set traps, but what of Chum – might she stumble into one?

This story is long and convoluted and the characters, both human and animal, don’t really come to life. The mice speak in a vernacular with cockney overtones that is old-fashioned and exaggerated – class distinction at an anthropomorphic level.