Alexander, the mouse, makes friends with Willy, a toy mouse, and wants to be just like him until he discovers that Willy is to be thrown away.

"Two mice talk about where the seasons come from"--

Mouse twins Willie and Winnie befriend a tree and watch it grow and change throughout each month of the year.

When Theodore the mouse happens upon a blue mushroom that makes a strange sound, he sees in it an opportunity to show his boastful friends that he is special, too.

After a field trip to a museum, Matthew the mouse decides that he wants to be a painter, and he fulfills his parents' dream, though not exactly as they had expected.

The field mice become so involved in their Mardi Gras masquerade they forget it is all in fun.

Unlike the other mice, who are incurious about the wall that has always been part of their world, Tillie is determined to find out what lies on the other side of the wall.

Friendly mice discover the other animals who share their world and challenge readers to guess what they are.

Four classic Leo Lionni mouse fables are collected in one handsome box set, just the right size for small hands. Lionnis familiar torn-paper collages with their gorgeous earthy colors will become immediate favorites for a whole new generation of readers. Caldecott Honor book Frederick, about a contemplative mouse who dreams away the summer while others harvest food for the winter, joins three lesser known but equally wonderful stories. Each features...

Mice explore such well-known objects as a telephone, eyeglasses, and a book.