Baker & Taylor Although Frederick appears to be the laziest member in a family of busy field mice, he makes valuable contributions in the middle of winter
Baker & Taylor Frederick, the poet mouse, stores up something special for the long cold winter.
Random House, Inc. While the other field mice work to gather grain and nuts for winter, Frederick sits on a sunny rock by himself. âI gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days,â he tells them. Another day he gathers âcolors,â and then âwords.â And when the food runs out, it is Frederick, the dreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warms the hearts of his fellow mice, and feeds their spirits during the darkest winter days. Frederickâs story will warm readers as well in this Caldecott Honor winning fable.
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