The Mouse and His Child is a novel by Russell Hoban first published in 1967.

A new edition with new illustrations by David Small was released in 2001.

The titular characters are a pair of toy mice, joined by the hands and operated by clockwork.

The story tells of their beginning in a toy store, their purchase and eventual discarding, their pursuit by a malicious rat, and their quest to become self-winding.

White's Charlotte's Web, the book contrasts with much of children's literature by its occasional advanced vocabulary and willingness to include adult themes.