Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse - Leo Lionni Koloman Moser a minnow and a tadpole

a minnow and a tadpole

and 100% illustrated

translated by Edward G

it’s a prime example of the iconic storytelling genius that is Edward Gorey

Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse - Leo Lionni Koloman Moser a minnow and a tadpoleAlexander and the Wind Up Mouse by Leo Lionni ISBN 9780394809144 32 page hardback, 9 x 11 inches, from Knopf Books for Young Readers *** The beloved Caldecott Honor Book and Christopher Award winner about two unlikely friends who see each other for who they are inside. Everyone loves Willy the wind up mouse, while Alexander, the real mouse, is chased away with brooms and imperiled by mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks