Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse: A Tail of the U.S. Supreme Court

Peter and Cheryl Barnes talked about the book they wrote and illustrated, Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse: A Tail of the U.S. Supreme Court, published by VSP Books. They explain the history and inner-workings of the U.S. Supreme Court to elementary school children in their book, that tells the story of a mouse Supreme Court that rules on the question of whether a law can be passed that requires that all mice eat a different type of cheese each day of the week. The authors read the story and discuss the illustrations to a group of children at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia. Following their presentation, they responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. close