The Mouse And The Meadow

A curious young mouse boldly ventures into the meadow for the first time. There he is given a crash course on life—from creatures both friendly and not so friendly. Science and story blend seamlessly in this entertaining coming of age tale.

What types of plants and animals live in a meadow? From spiders to weasels, spittlebugs to beetles, take an up-close look at life in a typical North American meadow.

Beloved story of a plump little meadow mouse who spends much of his time avoiding the clutches of Hooty the Owl, Reddy Fox and Old Granny Fox, Mr. Blacksnake, and other pesky predators.

When a little mouse sets out to explore the meadow that is his home, he is taught and helped by many other creatures, from a spider spinning a web to a friendly band of fireflies lighting up the sky.

Danny Meadow Mouse, a timid but quick vole, plays hide-and-seek with his foe Reddy Fox and has other adventures with the animals of the Green Meadows.

As the mouse children watch the farmer cut down a big tree for Christmas, they ask their mother if they could have a tree to decorate, too. When Mother Mouse says that mice are too small to have Christmas trees, the little ones are disappointed. With the help from the farmer, a fox, a rabbit, and a blue bird, Mother Mouse surprises her children with the perfect-sized Christmas tree.

Explore the world of such a little mouse--from the bestselling author of LITTLE BLUE TRUCK! "And way down deep in the holelives a mouse.Such a little mouse,with his smart gray coat,with his ears pink as petals,with three twitchety whiskerson each side of his nose."With Alice Schertle's sweet descriptive language and touching illustrations from Stephanie Yue, a little mouse interacts with the world around him. Every season of the year, "such a little mouse" pops out of his hole and goes out to explore the wider world.

Illustrated by Joanne Fitzgerald.