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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

by Leo Lionni · 1969

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Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse too. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical mouse, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship.

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Originally published in 1969, the Caldecott Honor-winning Alexander and the Wind-up Mouseis sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thismicemiceMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisimaginationimaginationMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 40 pages

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