Author(s): Joe Todd-Stanton

Children & Young Adult

Rising star Todd-Stanton brings his unique, modern illustration style to an inversion of Aesop's classic fable "The Lion and the Mouse," as Julian the Mouse learns that sometimes, having a friend over for dinner can be just the right amount of variety in one's day. Full color.

Julian is a mouse who is perfectly happy avoiding other animals. They seem to just get in the way, and sometimes even try to eat him! But one day, Julian has an unexpected dinner guest…

When the fox tries to sneak into Julian’s burrow for a tasty bite of mouse, it finds itself stuck headfirst in Julian’s front door! At first alarmed and wary, they soon find themselves having a lovely dinner together, and it’s not long before each realises that they have found a lifelong friend.