Theme: mouse

Yes We Can!

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

Little Roo and his friends usually have a great time playing together, but not today. They are too busy making fun of each other. When everyone is left in bad moods, Little Roo’s wise mother comes up with an idea that might just help the threesome make amends.

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Cat and Mouse

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 11, 2007

Mother mouse and mother cat taught their children about the world but one little cat and one little mouse weren’t paying attention. The cat and the mouse become friends and their siblings join them.

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Miko “Mom, Wake Up and Play!”

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Miko the mouse tries to keep busy as he waits for his mother to wake up.

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Miko “It Was Me, Mom!”

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

After breaking his mother’s favorite vase, Miko tries to conceal his involvement but is relieved when his toy animal Mimiki tells Mom the truth.

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Miko Goes on Vacation

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Miko the mouse likes going to the beach with his mother but does not know what to do with his toy animal, Mimiki when it is time for a swim.

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Trubloff: The Mouse Who Wanted to Play the Balalaika

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A mouse who runs away with gypsies to learn to play the balalaika returns home just in time to save his family.

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The Beautiful Butterfly

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

After choosing a husband for his sweet singing voice, a beautiful butterfly mourns the fact that he is swallowed by a fish, until a king in his underwear reunites the two.

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Miko. “No Bath! No Way!”

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When his mother wants him to take a bath before going to bed, Miko explains that he does not want to wash off his perfect day.

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