This is a new story of friendship from Eve Bunting.Mouse lives alone on an island. At night he watches the lighthouse beacon flash across the water warning ships to keep away from the rocks. In the daytime he dozes in the sun or searches for tasty sea morsels for dinner. Life is good, so why does he have a feeling that something is missing - something that would make it even better.One day a boat sinks near the island and Mouse swims to the rescue of a strange furry creature that has been tossed into the ocean. What is it? What kind of dangerous creature has he saved? Eve Bunting's tale of an unlikely friendship is warmly illustrated by Dominic Catalano.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Boyds Mills Press .

Eve Bunting was born in Ireland but has lived in California for many years. Dominic Catalano is the illustrator of Bernard's Nap and Frog Went A-Courting, among other titles. He lives in Oswego, New York.