The Great Cheese Conspiracy, Jean Van Leeuwen
The Great Cheese Conspiracy, Jean Van Leeuwen
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The Great Cheese Conspiracy

Author: Jean Van Leeuwen

Narrator: Daniel Bostick

Unabridged: 1 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2004


Synopsis

If Jimmy Cagney had been a mouse, he might have been Marvin the Magnificent. This story of three mice out to make a major cheese heist is guaranteed to delight young listeners even as it makes their parents smile and wink at each other. Perfect for family listening.

About Jean Van Leeuwen

Jean Van Leeuwen is the author of more than fifty children’s books from picture books to beginning readers to middle-grade fiction, including The Great Cheese Conspiracy and Five Funny Bunnies: Three Bouncing Tales, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. Her books have won numerous awards, including the William Allen White Award, the South Carolina Children’s Book Award, the Washington Irving Children’s Choice Award, and many ALA Notable Book citations. Her popular Oliver and Amanda Pig Easy-to-Read series was called “timeless as the truths of childhood” by the New York Times. A former children’s book editor, she lives in Chappaqua, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on December 02, 2020

I forgot to log this book back when we read it in June (or so) -- it was actually one of our first chapter book read-alouds as we've been starting to read those in addition to picture books. It may not be my favorite of what we've been reading lately, but it was still a fun adventure/mystery that my......more

Goodreads review by Piper on August 05, 2018

This book was really cute! The narrator for the audiobook made it that much better, it was such a fun story to fly through. The pictures also made it even more fun.......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on August 31, 2016

This is an adorable little book about some mice living in a movie theater, who watch a lot of films about bank robbers. When they decide their gang is going to rob a cheese store, they come up with one hilarious plan after another and have several daring escapes, but no cheese. It's up to their fear......more

Goodreads review by Chazzi on May 24, 2017

Merciless Marvin the Magnificent feels that life has gotten too easy and soft for his gang. Living in a movies theater, watching movies and eating all the food you can find is not a real world. Marvin thinks it is time to get out and do something daring! Calling his gang for a meeting, Fats the Fuse,......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on June 18, 2022

A fun book for young kids about a trio of rats that live in a movie theatre and watch so many movies, they fancy themselves gangsters. Tired of the petty crimes of stealing peanuts and popcorn, they plan a heist of a cheese store outside of the theatre using their knowledge gained from gangster film......more