Il topo che non c'era

A mice-obsessed tabby cat spends his days imagining every different kind of mouse in this surreally entertaining picture-book from Italy. From eighty-eight mice in checkered jackets singing in the rain, to one hundred and forty-four mice riding a triple-decker bus, from the mouse who lost a tooth to Leggi tutto

I love cats, I love mice, and I especially love it when they can get along. I also really loved the drawings. Not your typical story.

I can’t tell you how much I love this book. It’s the only picture book I’ve read that really gets to the heart of the creative process, how strong an idea can be, how it can take over your entire imagination until, finally you find what you’re looking for. It’s playfully written by Giovanna Zoboli an Leggi tutto

We borrowed this look from the library. It’s about an introverted and reclusive cat who spends the whole day imagining different mice. Sometimes he imagines them as individuals — one that has a larger left foot than right; one on stilts because it hates wall-to-wall carpeting; another that is learni Leggi tutto

This is beautifully illustrated with very detailed drawings. A cat is obsessed with dreaming about mice. All different kinds of mice. There is one mouse that he knows he just can't see. Once day the mouse shows up and they get to know each other. Then the cat is over the obsession and can finally go Leggi tutto

This book has wonderful illustrations and a quirky storyline.