Lauren Thompson

A long time ago and far away--although it could be here, and it could be now--a boy threw a stone and injured a girl. For as long as anyone could remember, their families had been enemies, and their towns as well, so it was no surprise that something bad had happened. Hate had happened. Revenge had happened. And that inspired more hate and more calls for revenge. But this time, a young girl decided to try something different... Inspired by the...

Mouse watches his sister making a valentine and wonders what it is.

Mouse and Minka experience the delights of nature on a windy autumn day.

A mouse and its mother experience the delights of nature on a windy spring day.

"Mouse climbs inside a red backpack and ends up in a new world filled with colors, shapes, and best of all, friends!" --back cover.

A little frog makes increasingly bold leaps out into the world, and then comes back to his mother after each excursion.

Mouse watches his sister, Minka, gather a collection of craft items and then put them together to make something special.

Mouse tries many new things when he and his father go out and play in the snow.

When he goes to school, Mouse finds a world of new objects and new friends.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text demonstrate a variety of ways to eat different foods.