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 . . . never telling him that he’s actually a cat! Miriam Norton wrote stories mostly for children’s magazines in the 1950s. Besides illustrating many classic, bestselling Golden Books, the late Garth Williams brought to life some of the most beloved books in children’s literature, including Charlotte’s Web , Stuart Little , and the Little House series. He died in 1996. First Random House Edition, 2008