Frederick

the long version

** (goodreads) While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words. ** (Amazon) Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it’s Frederick’s stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice. ** (Amazon) Winner of a 1967 Caldecott Honor, Frederick has been cherished by generations of readers - story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is celebrating its fiftieth birthday!