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Books in the Mice genre:

Mouse’s House (1949)

Frisker and Whisker need a new house when the black kitten steals the sock they were living in. Beautifully flocked pages add to the fun of this early Scarry title. A later reprint does not have the flocking but read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Golden Story Treasury (1951)

A collection of stories, poems and songs, drawn from the earlier collection The Golden Grab Bag.

The Kitten Who Thought He Was a Mouse (1951)

When a mouse family finds a helpless, homeless, newborn kitten, they decide to adopt him, name him Mickey, and raise him as one of their own. They don't tell him that he's actually a cat.

Author(s): Miriam Norton
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Little White Foot (1952)

The story of a field mouse and the little stone house.

Mouse Manor (1952)

Miss Myrtilla Mouse goes up to London to see the Queen and finds herself a husband.

Author(s): Edward Eager
Illustrator(s): Beryl Bailey-Jones

The Merry Shipwreck (1953)

While Captain Barnacle is away, the mice set his barge adrift.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Pet of the Met (1953)

A mouse who works as a page turner at the Metropolitan Opera House has only one enemy: a cat. But during a performance of "The Magic Flute," something magical happens to change their lives.

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1953

The Kitten Who Thought He Was a Mouse (1954)

The Miggs family of mice find a baby kitten in their nest and decide to adopt him.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Miriam Norton
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Tale of the Faithful Dove (1955)

A dove is chased into a chimney by a hawk and trapped there until a friendly mouse comes to her aid. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Mr. Michael Mouse Unfolds His Tale (1956)

The story of a pet mouse.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Cheerful: A Picture-Story (1957)

A young church mouse sets out to see the world.

Author(s): Palmer Brown
Illustrator(s): Palmer Brown

The Picnic: A Frolic in Two Colors and Three Parts (1958)

A retelling of the fable of the lion and the mouse.

Author(s): James Daugherty
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

Cadwallader: A Diversion (1959)

A fantasy about the rats of New York.

Author(s): Russell Lynes
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

The Rescuers: A Fantasy (1959)

In this, the first adventure of the Mouse Prisoners’ Aid Society, Miss Bianca and Bernard are joined by the Norwegian mouse, Nils, in the rescue of a poet from the Black Castle. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margery Sharp
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Cricket in Times Square (1960)

The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1961

A Treasury of Little Golden Books (1960)

Forty-eight stories from favorite Little Golden Books.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Sylvester the Mouse with the Musical Ear (1961)

Uprooted from his home by developers, Sylvester finds a new home in a guitar.

Author(s): Adelaide Holl
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Miss Bianca: a Fantasy (1962)

Miss Bianca and Bernard, representatives of the Mouse Prisoners Aid Society, set out to rescue a little girl from an evil Duchess. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margery Sharp
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Singing Cupboard (1962)

When great-aunt Gerda brings the singing cupboard, magical things begin to happen.

Author(s): Dana Faralla
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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