Synopsis: Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse too. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical mouse, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship.Illus. in full color. "Eye-catching, boldly colored collages illustrate this classic 'grass is always greener'…

Synopsis: The Little Engine That Could

Synopsis: The little match girl's dream of having a warm place to spend Christmas is captured with exquisite sensitivity and beauty by Caldecott Honor Book artist Rachel Isadora. Strikingly beautiful . . .--Booklist, starred review.