Bethany Roberts

A group of costumed mice are frolicking in the pumpkin patch when they hear the swish, swish of a creeping cat. Off they run, but they don't just turn tail. Using a light and a mask, they throw a shadow that frightens away the cat for good. Simple sentences and lots of onomatopoeia make the text as appealing as the energetic watercolor-and-pen artwork. A fun read for Halloween story hours.

An energetic group of mice deliver valentines to the other animals.

"The Holiday Mice are going on an egg hunt. Oh no! The littlest mouse is not finding any eggs ... until he stumbles and tumbles upon a very special egg. Will it turn out to [be] the best one of all?" --P.4 of cover.

A little mouse's very lively birthday party has the cowboy theme he hoped for.

A mother octopus leads her little ones past all sorts of sea creatures as they make their way through the underwater world.

May Belle knows just what to do with a pesky little Ogre.

Jesse and Gramps aren't sleepy, so they sit in front of the fire and talk about the beautiful and scary things they see in its flames.

The cat parade is enlivened by the arrival of a mouse.

May Belle and her friend Ogre have a good time as she teaches him how to plant and tend a garden, how to read, and what to do when feeling bored.