Lighthouse Mouse - by Gideon Sterer (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A bighearted and masterfully illustrated maritime adventure from a New York Times bestselling author evokes the magic of earning a place in another's heart--and finding friendship, home, and purpose against the odds. Miles off a rugged coast, in the middle of nothing and nowhere, stands a lighthouse, a beacon for boats. Inside lives a solitary keeper, a hero to sailors . . . and to the little mouse who lives in the lighthouse, too, and believes they can be friends and helpmates. Every day, the mouse shadows his role model, waiting to prove himself. But the keeper sees only a pest--until one dark day when the winds shift and monstrous clouds roll in. Poignant and alive with dramatic sea-swept landscapes at world's end, this homage to the power of hope, to the joys of true companionship, and to pluck and determination as the antidote to loneliness and longing will charm and reassure readers of all ages, especially those who love stories about human and animal alliances.

About the Author

Chuck Groenink is the illustrator of many books for children, including Mum, Me, and the Mulberry Tree; Grandpa Is Here!; and The Night of the Hedgehog, all by Tanya Rosie. His other books include You Rescued Me by Louise Fitzgerald, Hungry Jim by Laurel Snyder, 16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow" by Lisa Rogers, and I Am Not a Fox by Karina Wolf. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Chuck Groenink lives in New York's Hudson Valley.