Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni

Recommended for readers age 3 to 8 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. Paperback book  Dragonfly Books, 2017