

Another day he gathers “colors,”Īnd then “words.” And when the food runs out, it is Frederick, theĭreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warms the hearts of “I gather sun rays for theĬold dark winter days,” he tells them. Wearing their masks with sharp teeth and tusks and scaring each other,īut after a while, they begin believing that they really are ferociousįrederick sits on a sunny rock by himself while the other field mice work to gather grain and nuts for winter. The country miceĪre inspired to have their own Mardi Gras. The Greentail Mouse is the offbeat fable of a city mouse who visits his peaceful countryĬousins and tells them about Mardi Gras in the city. The ones that were available that day seemed to have a common theme - almost every book we checked out had a mouse as the main character.

In preparation for this month's Virtual Book Club for Kids we checked out all the Leo Lionni books we could find from the library.
