"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...

One in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Rat is a look at the black rat. It covers such topics as the rat's long, agile tail (it's good for balancing and picking noses), long teeth (they can chew through anything, including books) and disgusting taste in food (delicious electrical wires in tomato sauce, anyone?). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Rat contains real information that will tie in with curriculum.

What kind of food do rabbits eat? Can you play with a pet mouse? Do rats make good pets? The answers to these questions and more are found in this helpful guide to popular pets for kids. Colorful photographs of rabbits, mice, and rats fill the pages, and they're closely paired with text that explains the basic responsibilities involved in taking care of each type of animal. Fact boxes provide additional information about these cool creatures, and...

"When Figgy and Boone find a big wheel of cheese, they try to push it up the hill to their house. They work together, but it keeps rolling down the hill. Then they get an idea to use teamwork--and sharing--to save the day! Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers....

Nat the Cat has a hat. Pat the Rat has a nicer hat. Nat the Cat wants a hat like that. Will the two friends have a spat?

A raucous, rhyming tale that will have children (and adults) in fits of laughter! Cat is sitting on his favourite mat, when who should come along but Rat with a very nice hat? Cat wants Rat's hat and will stop at NOTHING to get it. But when Bat arrives wearing a fancy cravat, well, what could be better than that? Chaos ensues as both Cat and Rat decide they MUST have Bat's fancy cravat for themselves!

"Nat the Cat is trying to take a nap. Will he be able to rest?"-- Front jacket flap.

"Dog is woken up from a nap by a surprising new visitor, Rat, and soon Dog and Rat are friends."--Provided by publisher.

Surly Squirrel and the gang are back. They are once again in Oakton where the evil mayor has decided to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place. Surly and his ragtag group of animal friends band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.

When Super Turbo gets caught in a mousetrap in the school cafeteria, he must ally with his archnemesis Whiskerface to help him escape.