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Bill Littlefield presents "Who Taught That Mouse To Write?"

Wellesley Books

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Thu, 11 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

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Wellesley Books

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Thu, 11 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm (GMT-04:00)

Wellesley Books

82 Central Street, Wellesley, United States

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About the event

Bill Littlefield presents "Who Taught That Mouse To Write?"
The former host of NPR's "Only A Game" joins us to discuss his wonderfully witty new picture book for the whole family.

About this Event

If you would prefer to buy your ticket by phone, you may call Wellesley Books at 781-431-1160.

About ticketing:

  • Admission to the event is $5.
  • To purchase the book with your admission, choose Admission + Book and we will waive your admission fee.
  • If you decide to purchase the book at the event, we will discount your book purchase by $5.

Please note that you must purchase your copy of the book from Wellesley Books in order to have the author sign it at the event.

Please also note that we cannot issue ticket refunds within 48 hours of the event.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Bill Littlefield, late the host of NPR’s weekly sports magazine program Only A Game, wrote Who Taught That Mouse To Write? in part to enjoy it with his grandchildren. Light-hearted, surprising, sometimes profound and encouraging, the verses and illustrator Stephen Coren’s engaging drawings will delight readers of all ages on all sorts of levels.

How many books can children, their parents, and their grandparents read aloud together with delight and laughter?

As of now, one more than you thought!

The humorous, sometimes provocative, often goofy rhymes about smug, giggling termites, a jailed aardvark, a confused octopus, and a choir of cows among other extraordinarily entertaining animals make Who Taught That Mouse To Write? such a book. Rhyme-smith Littlefield’s doggerel verses are wonderfully complimented by the drawings of illustrator Coren. NPR’s Robin Young was moved to say Coren’s presentation of the singing cows was “udderly delightful.”


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bill Littlefield was the host of Only A Game from 1993–2018. He wrote his first commentary for WBUR in 1984 and shortly thereafter his work began airing on NPR’s Morning Edition -- where for a few years he hit second (Tuesday) in a line-up that included Frank Deford on Monday and Red Barber on Friday.

A graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Bill taught English at Curry College for 39 years and served as writer-in-residence there.

Bill’s books include Mercy (2022); Take Me Out (2014); Only A Game (2007); and others. He was the guest editor of Houghton Mifflin’s Best American Sports Writing in 1998, and his work has appeared in the anthology.


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Ticket type Ticket price
Bill Littlefield Author Event Admission 6 USD
Bill Littlefield Author Event Admission + Book 20 USD
Donation to Wellesley Books (thanks!!) Free
+ Additional copies of "Who Taught That Mouse..." 20 USD
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Bill Littlefield presents "Who Taught That Mouse To Write?", 11 September | Event in Wellesley | AllEvents
Bill Littlefield presents "Who Taught That Mouse To Write?"
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