A mouse trapped in a book discovers the numbers from one to ten.

A mouse trapped inside the pages of a book chews his way out and escapes to the countryside on a paper airplane.

A mouse trapped inside the pages of a book chews his way out and escapes to the countryside on a paper airplane.

A mouse trapped inside a book chews his way out and escapes to the sea on a paper boat.

The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It is a visually striking, deeply feminist, contemporary retelling of a Spanish folk tale, rediscovered and brought to new life by author Ana Cristina Herreros and illustrator Violeta Lopiz. In Herreros and Lopiz's version--which sharply diverges from the most mainstream and popularized telling of the story--a mouse is approached by many suitors, rejecting all but one: a cat, whose gentle meow assures her that he won't bring her harm. But one must remember that a kitten always grows up to be a cat...and thusly, will devour the mouse.