Cheshire Cheese Cat by Carmen Agra Deedy

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy
Peachtree Publishers
2011
228p.

 A community of mice and a cheese-loving cat form an unlikely alliance at London's Cheshire Cheese, an inn where Charles Dickens finds inspiration and Queen Victoria makes an unexpected appearance.

Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan

Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
2011

When Papa goes away for a little while, his family tries to cope with the separation by adopting four dogs and a cat.

Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt

Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt
Alfred A. Knopf
2011
227p.

Fredle, a young mouse cast out of his home, faces dangers and predators outside, makes some important discoveries and allies, and learns the meaning of freedom as he struggles to return home.