While the other field mice work to gather grain and nuts for winter, Frederick sits on a sunny rock by himself. “I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days,” he tells them. Another day he gathers “colors,” and then “words.” And when the food runs out, it is Frederick, the dreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warms the hearts of his fellow mice, and feeds their spirits during the darkest winter...

Various animals take turns shaking a tree in search of a tasty meal.

While on a picnic, Bunny and Mouse see everything that happens to them from opposite points of view--Bunny sees only the good, while Mouse sees only the bad.

When Cat asks Mouse how the cookie jar broke and where the cookies went, Mouse tells Cat implausible story after implausible story.

Sam, the shy mouse that lives in the library and likes to write books, collaborates with a boy in the library's Authors and Illustrators Club.

Geronimo sends valentines to all his friends but seems destined to spend the day alone. When Valentine's Day arrives, Geronimo is excited about celebrating until he opens up his mailbox, finds it empty, and begins to wonder if his friends and family forgot about him.

A monstrous mutt terrorizes the residents of Mousopolis.

Timothy, a city mouse who has been transformed into a tiny man, searches for his true identity among a group of field mice.

Jerry the mouse pleads with the reader not to fill the bowl on the end pages with milk because the book is Tom the cat in disguise.