Author(s): Leo Lionni
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 1991-08-01
Dimensions: 218.44 x 274.32 x 15.24mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Reissue
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

The beloved Caldecott Honor book and Christopher Award winner about two unlikely friends who see each other for who they are inside. 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. Originally published in 1969, the Caldecott Honor-winning Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse is sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers. "A delicate fantasy about friendship, illusrated with bold, sumptuous collages."--The New York Times