"Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering...

Sam, a shy but creative mouse who lives in a library, decides to write and illustrate his own stories which he places on the shelves with the other library books but when children find the tales, they all want to meet the author.

The adventures of the debonair mouse, Stuart Little, as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird who stayed a few days in his family's garden.

When their most valuable loot, a big hunk of cheese, is stolen, Riff Raff and his rodent pirate gang embark on a quest to reclaim their lost treasure.

In Mice, emergent readers will learn about the life of a mouse. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover that mice are most active at night. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a mouse's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about mice online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Mice also features...

In every season a little mouse pops out of his hole in the meadow and explores his world, gathering the food and supplies he will need when winter comes.

After a close call with the cat who stalks the hallways, a family of wild mice, including adventurous, young Beaumont and elderly Uncle Brown, emigrates to a more mouse-friendly house down the block.

"Two mice--one big and one small--have a terrible problem. Little Mouse is looking for a story--they're in a book, after all!--and Big Mouse has to admit the truth. The story is gone. And (gasp!) he ate it. That is not okay with Little Mouse, who is all ready to hear a story and will settle for nothing less."--Provided by publisher.

When the city mouse visits his friend in the country for a very simple meal, he is disappointed and invites the country mouse to come back to the city where he offers him a sumptuous meal. However, after they are frightened away from the feast first by a cat and then by people, the country mouse decides he's happier with his simple life.

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.