Mabela the Clever

ISBN: 0807549037

Author: MacDonald, Margaret Read

Condition: New

Pick of the Lists, ABAA 2001 Parents' Choice Picture Book Silver HonorHighly Commended Book-2002 Charlotte Zolotow Award CommitteeTexas Library Association 2002 2 X 2 Reading ListChildren's Literature Choice List 2002Storytelling World Award-2002 Winner-Stories for Young Listeners2001 Aesop Accolade, American Folklore Society2003 Washington Children's Choice Master List"MacDonald's retelling of this Limba tale is engineered for storytime success."-School Library Journal starred reviewMabela may be the smallest mouse in the village, but her father has taught her to be clever. And this cleverness comes in handy when the cat comes, inviting everyone to join the secret Cat Society. The mice line up, with Mabela at the front and the Cat at the back. They march into the forest, singing the secret Cat song and shouting FO FENG! Only clever Mabela realizes the Cat is up to no good!