Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Tale of Despereaux (/ ˈ d ɛ s p ər oʊ /, DES-per-oh) is a 2003 children's fantasy book by American writer Kate DiCamillo.The main plot follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats.
Redwall is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. [1] [2] It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, and is the name of an animated television series based on three of the novels (Redwall, Mattimeo, and Martin the Warrior), which first aired in 1999.
Moral: At times, a change of routine can be most healthful. King Lion and the Beetle: Plot: An arrogant lion king demands that everybody, including a tiny beetle, bow to him. However the King receives a humiliating blow, upon inspecting the beetle's bow. Moral: It is the high and mighty who have the longest distance to fall. The Lobster and the ...
The Story of Snips - A Very Naughty Mouse: A mischievous mouse who is prone to getting in trouble and runs away to seek a better life. Dr. Stinky McNasty Dav Pilkey: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot: The book's main antagonist. He creates the titular robot in order to destroy the city of Squeakyville, but it refuses to obey his commands. Stuart Little
Seven Blind Mice is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Ed Young.Based on the Indian fable of the blind men and an elephant, the book tells the story of seven mice who, each day, explore and describe a different part of the elephant.
Despite her elderly secretary's doubts, the Society agrees with her proposal. Needing a mouse who can speak the Norwegian language to translate for them, the society decides to ask Miss Bianca for help. Miss Bianca is a white mouse who is pampered by the Ambassador's little boy, and the Ambassador is about to be transferred to Norway.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
The picture book was used as an example of irony within children's books in the book Books in the Life of a Child. [3] The book was adapted into a 1991 animated short film with the same title. The film was nominated for Best Animated Short at the 1992 Chicago International Children's Film Festival.