Adventures of Melvin the Mouse

By Ron Haslam

This is a short story for all you Mums and Dads and Grandparents who enjoy reading bedtime stories to your children. You will decide to what age group, my own experience and research tells me that ages from four to seven years will enjoy this book.

It is the story of Melvin, a small field mouse who lives in the English countryside.
He is very friendly with all the other small animals that live in the vicinity, rabbits, ducks, squirrels, badgers, birds, even fish.
Craving adventure; he seeks the help and advice from his older and wiser friends and undertakes a huge adventure for a small mouse, traveling by any method he can find from trains and cars to an airplane, he travels to America and finds a new life, having many adventures on the way.

My name is Ron Haslam (no relation to the famous motor cyclist, we were both born with the same name.). I was born in England, lived two years in Australia and twenty eight years in South Africa. I live in England at present.

This is one of nine childrens bedtime story books I have written, all tell of the many adventures experienced by the characters, so are titled The Adventures of .

Seth the Salt Pot, Roger the little Red Engine, Sid the Swallow, Benny the Beaver, Greg the Greyhound, Denis the Duck, Cedric the Salmon and Ernie the Elephant.


I have written two other books, Jam Tomorrer is the story of my life in England, Australia and South Africa, and The Pure Magic of True Love, a story of true love, and four families, all related, but with their own stories to tell.

My email address is [e-mail]

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Apr 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481788434

Ron Haslam

I was born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1939, educated to grammar school level, quite good at sports, representing Bradford at football and cricket. Served an apprenticeship as a draughtsman, and then moved to estimating. Spent 2 years in Australia and 28 years in South Africa, returning to England in 2010 where I live with my wife Elena. Having just retired and not knowing how to fill the days, she persuaded me to write my first book my life story ‘Jam Tomorrer’ If you believe the myth of Pegasus the horse with wings who gives one ideas and inspiration, then he has sat on my shoulder ever since as I wrote another book called ‘The Pure Magic of True Love’, followed by nine short stories for children. Seth the Salt Pot, Roger the Red Engine, Sid the Swallow, Melvin the Mouse, Benny the Beaver, Greg the Greyhound, Denis the Duck, Cedric the Salmon and Ernie the Elephant are my small adventure stories. My latest book called The Invisible Assassin has now been published, and I am in the process of writing another one of the same character. My wife and I enjoy visiting castles and museums; we love history, nature and animals, and when we are able, travel in Europe. I am into any sport played with a ball, and a Chelsea supporter of long standing. I enjoy reading, Wilbur Smith and Robert Ludlum are my favourite authors but if I pick up a book that I like, I will read until it is finished. I have a son and two grandchildren in England, and a daughter in South Africa. Elena has a daughter in Russia. My email address is [e-mail]

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Published by AuthorHouse 04/02/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-8840-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-8843-4 (e)

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Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

About the Author

Chapter One

H ello my name is Melvin, is it possible to build a small nest here please, I live on my own and I won’t cause any trouble said the small field mouse to the large grey mouse.

"It is not up to me young one, as far as I know you just move in, build a nest, and fight for it if anyone tries to stop you.

That is what I have always done, my name is John and I will look after you".

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Melvin

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