"Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering...

A twelve-year-old boy who transformed into a rat at birth seeks to undo his family's curse at their abandoned estate where he forms an unlikely friendship with a girl who loathes rodents.

A band of swashbuckling rats set sail in search of dessert.

Rat tries to get the fat cat off the mat and back to his usual resting place in the vat.

Big Brown Bear is visited by a rat who wants to use one of his slippers for a bed.

Rat and Duck run a bookshop and work to find the right book for each of their customers.

"Dog is woken up from a nap by a surprising new visitor, Rat, and soon Dog and Rat are friends."--Provided by publisher.

"For Annie's tenth birthday, her papa gives her a pad of paper, some colored pencils, and the Klimas family secret. It's called the nuodeema burna, or eater of sins. Every time Annie misbehaves, she has to write down her transgression and stick the paper into a hidey-hole in the floor of their house. But Annie's inheritance has a dark side: with each paper fed to the burna, she feels less guilty about the mean things she says and does. As a plague...

Four fat sassy rats leave home and eat a wide swathe through the world, alienating everybody on the way.

Trying to be more "squirrel-ish," and finally able to walk through the park without getting shooed and with a free peanut in hand, Rat soon understands why squirrels do so much scampering when a pack of dogs gives chase, in this laugh-out-loud ode to being yourself.