peromyscus leucopus

Text and photographs explain the physical characteristics and habits of the white-footed mouse.

After Poppy's husband dies from pneumonia and she is accidentally carried away by a bat, Ereth, a porcupine, starts planning her funeral service, but Spruce--Poppy's grandson--does not believe Poppy to be dead, and goes off to search for her.

A white-footed mouse is swept away in a flood and must carefully watch and wait until it is safe to make a home in its new surroundings.

Text and drawings document the pregnancy of a wild mouse and the birth of the babies.