A beautifully illustrated book without words telling the tale of an intrepid and inventive mouse who escapes from his book by using the materials at hand to create a boat to freedom in the real world at sea. Monique Felix is a gifted illustrator who's characters speak volumes in their expressions. I used to take turns "reading" the books in this series to my children and having them "read" to me when they were young, and to my delight, they have remembered them fondly and still "read" them from time to time, even though they are teenagers now. This is a charming book, timeless and ageless. Both young and old will find it's simpliciy and beauty an enduring treat.