A boy finds a mysterious treasure in a junkpile and creates a monster to guard it.

Frog and Rat are digging for treasure but don’t seem to be finding any at all—then Frog has an idea! An amusing, roundabout tale of unexpected riches. The Frog series by internationally-renowned artist Max Velthuijs are masterpieces of graphic simplicity, with texts that will hold a child’s attention time after time.

In this delightful children's story, a mouse and a frog form an unlikely friendship, but their bond is tested when a hawk enters the scene. Through their adventure, they learn important lessons about trust, caution, and the true meaning of friendship. This beautifully illustrated tale captivates young readers while teaching them valuable life lessons.

A man steals a device that is sure to bring him untold wealth but learns that a curse can be disguised as a blessing when he is told the story of The Rat and The Frog. It is an urban fantasy that involves mystery, time travel, parallel worlds and heroic love.

A raucous, rhyming tale that will have children (and adults) in fits of laughter! Cat is sitting on his mat when Rat arrives wearing a very nice hat. Cat wants Rat’s hat and will stop at nothing to get it. But when Bat appears wearing a fancy cravat, well, what could be better than that? Chaos ensues as both Cat and Rat decide they must have Bat’s fancy cravat for themselves! This hilarious picture book is bursting with comic capers, slapstick antics, tongue-twisting text, and vibrant neon artwork.

When Rat comes to live at the edge of their wood, the animals decide they don't like having a stranger in their midst. But Frog is friendly by nature, and decides to find out if Rat is really as unpleasant as he is made out to be. As Frog discovers, Rat is intelligent and good hearted, and proves in a series of unexpected emergencies that the other animals have been too quick to condemn him.

"Like the fantasies of Tolkien, Thurber, E. B. White, The Mouse and His Child is filled with symbolism and satire, violence and vengeance, tears and laughter." -- The New York Times The images stay with you long after the book is done: the toy mouse and his father, on a journey together joined hand in hand; Manny Rat, the nefarious lord of the junkyard, stalking the toy mice for their clockwork parts; Uncle Frog, spouting wisdom and nonsense from within a glove; and the Bonzo Dog Food dog, repeating himself endlessly on a label, fading away to the last visible dog...Russell Hoban's novel is many things: a stirring adventure story, a sharp-witted comedy, and the moving tale of a father and son struggling to return to a state of grace.Called one of the great works of children's literature of the twentieth century -- but with an audience that spans ages and times -- The Mouse and His Child has been lovingly re-illustrated by Caldecott Medalist David Small for a new generation and a new millennium.