When the young mouse Nicolas sets out across the great meadow alone in search of ripe red berries, he is grabbed up by the claws of a huge bird and carried high into the sky. But that is only the beginning of Nicolas's adventure. How he gets the berries he was hoping to find, and learns to trust the very creatures he thought were his enemies, makes this Leo Lionni fable one that young children wil……

"A rich story both in appearance and theme. Even preschoolerscan have a book discussion about this one." —Booklist
"[Lionni] creates a world of adventure and consequence from awonderously minimal set of objects and words." —PublishersWeekly
"A fine, cheerful example of an ethical, philosophical idea cast asa delightful picture book." —The Horn Book Magazine
"A delightful story. The book has potential for prompting classroomdiscussions." —School Library Journal
From the Hardcover edition.

"K-Gr 3 The mice community is angered by the birds who continually pick the sweetest berries, while the mice are left with the unripened ones. When Nicholas goes in search of a berry patch unscathed b……