Bless This Mouse

Lois Lowry, Eric Rohmann

eBook - 2011

A resilient and quirky colony of church mice fears another Great X more than they fear cats. Under Mouse Mistress Hildegarde's leadership, they save themselves from one danger after another—sometimes just by the skin of their tails! Can one ultimate act of bravery during the feast day of St. Francis get Father Murphy to bless these mice and keep them safe forever?Rife with humor and personality, this young middle-grade novel has an old-fashioned feel with the makings of a modern classic.Brave Mouse Heroine: Meet Hildegarde, the clever Mouse Mistress who must lead her flock through their greatest challenges, from the dreaded Great X to a church full of cats.Teamwork and Problem Solving: Discover how the mice outsmart the exterminator ...by working together to cover fifty-two sticky traps with playing cards.Talking Animals: A charming and witty cast of characters, from wise leaders to grumpy rivals, all living... more