Mortimer Mouse Visits the Ocean House

Mortimer Mouse Visits the Ocean House A Tale of Horses, Cheese and Narrow Escapes A new Mortimer Mouse book is on the horizon it will be out mid July! Mortimer and Cousin Max have some new Watch Hill adventures not only at the Ocean House but also downtown at the merry-go-round. You might know about the first two books, Mortimer Mouse of the Ocean House, which documents the demolition of the hotel landmark and its sequel, Mortimer Mouse and the NEW Ocean House, which tells of the reconstruction and replication of the structure. This new story traces mouse summer days, exercising on the croquet wickets across the street from their chapel home, nibbling in the herb garden and playing on the flag poles. Mortimer and Max make some half-hearted attempts to get into the elegant new hotel, but it isn t until they see a dropped Cheese Workshop invitation on the street that they feel compelled to plan out how to enter the building and attend. What mouse wouldn t want to know how to make cheese? One of the church mice, Weezie, wants to go with them. His allergies had prevented him from going on other escapades, but he s sure there s no dust at the new Ocean House. The three mice enter undetected and hide during the cheese-making instructions. When the participants go for lunch, the mice hop up onto the counter and start stretching the mozzarella with Weezie as look-out. A big problem arises when Weezie sneezes, but with any predicament, those resourceful cousins usually have a strategy. Reading the book will disclose what happens. All three books are told with animal illustrations scanned in on actual photographs. From the pictorial history of the hotel from 1868 on to present at the end of the first book to the documentation photographs of the construction site, the author s format shows the actual scenes and events that have made the Ocean House so remarkable. This feature makes the books of interest to adults as well as children.

Ardith (Ardi) Schneider grew up in Scotia, New York and received her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Oneonta State University. For her Masters and 7th year she attended Central Connecticut State University for Art Education and Tunxis Community College in Farmington among other educational institutions for Photoshop and graphics. Mrs. Schneider taught art in Connecticut public and private schools, retiring in 2006. Besides her art work (painting and clay tiles) in numerous shows, she collaborated on two coffee table books: Watch Hill Then and Now and A Penny for Your Thoughts. Those were self published as well as Mortimer Mouse of the Ocean House and its sequel Mortimer Mouse and the NEW Ocean House. The message brought forth in the Mortimer books is adapting positively to change and that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Awards and honors through the years include: Red Feather, Outstanding Young Woman of America, Citation, General Assembly, State of Connecticut, and YWCA Women in Leadership Award, New Britain, Connecticut. Ardi now winters in Vero Beach, Florida and summers in Watch Hill, Rhode Island with her husband, Scott. Her family includes three grown sons and four grandchildren.