Abel's island / Steig, William

With inimitable style, Steig tells the story of a mouse, Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint, who gets swept away in a driving rainstorm while rescuing his wife's scarf and winds up stranded on a river island for a year. Abel isn't just any mouse. He's a fastidious Edwarian dandy whose inherited wealth ensures the leisurely comforts he takes such pleasure in. But Able's high-toned life of leisure conceals a soul full of true grit:once faced with the necessity of surviving, Abel rises to the challange.

The story of Hassam di Chirico Flint, a mouse, who gets swept away in a driving rainstorm while rescuing his wife's scarf and winds up stranded on an island for a year.

Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.

Prim and proper mouse Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint gets swept away in a rainstorm and is stranded on an island for a year. Will he survive in the wilderness?.

With inimitable style, Steig tells the story of a mouse, Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint, who gets swept away in a driving rainstorm while rescuing his wife's scarf and winds up stranded on a river island for a year. Abel isn't just any mouse. He's a fastidious Edwarian dandy whose inherited wealth ensures the leisurely comforts he takes such pleasure in. But Able's high-toned life of leisure conceals a soul full of true grit:once faced with the necessity of surviving, Abel rises to the challange.

Animated version of the story of an elegant mouse who, while picnicking with his beloved wife, Amanda, gets caught in a furious storm and is swept away to a desert island.

Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.