Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni's beloved fable about the benefits of being open minded.
When the young mouse Nicolas sets out across the great meadow alone in search of ripe red berries, he is grabbed up by the claws of a huge bird and carried high into the sky. But that is only the beginning of Nicolas's adventure. How he gets the berries he was hoping to find, and learns to trust the very creatures he thought were his enemies, makes this Leo Lionni fable one that young children will want to hear again and again.
I thought this story was so fun, but be aware: when the mice are discussing their distaste for the the birds ("Down with the birds! War on the birds!") there is an illustration that depicts one of the mice stabbing a bird. Perhaps not suitable for some young children, depending on their maturity and parental preference. Great connections to life cycles, seasons, food chains, and relationships in nature.
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