Once A Mouse

 

1. Author: Marcia Brown

2. Title: Once A Mouse

3. Illustrator: Marcia Brown

4. Genre: Picture Book

5. Sub-Genre: Folklore

6. Theme: Bigger is not always better

7. Characters: Hermit, mouse, cat, dog, tiger, crow

8. Date of Publication: 1989: Caldecot Award

9. Publishing Company: Aladdin Paperbacks

10. Summary: As it changes from a mouse to cat to dog to tiger a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain.
11. Use with Children: This would be good to introduce Folklore.