24 illustrations

Characters from "The Little Red Hen." The dog, cat, and rat do not want to help the hen make bread.

Animals

Characters from "The Little Red Hen." The dog, cat, and rat do not want to help the hen make bread.

A cat sneaking up on a mouse teaching a class how to escape from cats.

Cat and Mice

A cat sneaking up on a mouse teaching a class how to escape from cats.

A cat and a rat doing the waltz.

Cat and Mouse Dancing

A cat and a rat doing the waltz.

Gulliver draws his sword to defend himself against a giant rat in Brobdngnag.

Gulliver with Large Rat

Gulliver draws his sword to defend himself against a giant rat in Brobdngnag.

Scene from the nursery rhyme, "The House that Jack Built."

House that Jack Built

Scene from the nursery rhyme, "The House that Jack Built."

This is the Rat, that ate the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built.

House that Jack Built—Rat

This is the Rat, that ate the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built.

A mother mouse and a boy mouse.

Mice

A mother mouse and a boy mouse.

A scene with mice, from "Ole Luk-Oie."

Mice

A scene with mice, from "Ole Luk-Oie."

Scene from the story, "Squeaky and the Scare Box."

Mice

Scene from the story, "Squeaky and the Scare Box."

An illustration of two mice and a frog sitting on a bench and drinking from mugs.

Mice & Frog Drinking From Cups

An illustration of two mice and a frog sitting on a bench and drinking from mugs.

A mouse couple in their turtle-drawn carriage watching a frog post signs.

Mice in a Turtle-Drawn Carriage.

A mouse couple in their turtle-drawn carriage watching a frog post signs.

A mouse couple running away.

Mice Running

A mouse couple running away.

A royal mouse, from a nursery rhyme.

Mouse

A royal mouse, from a nursery rhyme.

Scene from the story, "The Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage."

Mouse and Bird

Scene from the story, "The Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage."

A mouse looking into a mousetrap.

Mouse and Trap

A mouse looking into a mousetrap.

A mouse scrubbing her laundry on a miniature washboard.

Mouse Laundry

A mouse scrubbing her laundry on a miniature washboard.

An illustration of a mouse postman delivering mail to a house in a tree.

Mouse Postman Delivering Mail to House in Tree

An illustration of a mouse postman delivering mail to a house in a tree.

A scene of Ole Luk-Oie and a mouse, from "Ole Luk-Oie."

Ole Luk-Oie and Mouse

A scene of Ole Luk-Oie and a mouse, from "Ole Luk-Oie."

A rat with a top hat on.

Rat

A rat with a top hat on.

A child sitting on a barrel, listening to advice from a rat.

Rat Advice

A child sitting on a barrel, listening to advice from a rat.

Two rodents, in what appears to be a barn.

Rodents

Two rodents, in what appears to be a barn.

A scene from the story, "Soup from a Sausage Skewer."

Soup from a Sausage Skewer

A scene from the story, "Soup from a Sausage Skewer."

A scene from the story, "Soup from a Sausage Skewer."

Soup from a Sausage Skewer

A scene from the story, "Soup from a Sausage Skewer."

Thumbelina and the field-mouse

Thumbelina and the Field-Mouse

Thumbelina and the field-mouse