A little mouse strikes out on his own into the wide world, and finds a friend. [return][return]The little details make this one awesome -- Tom hides in pockets and little spaces; the friend sneaks him around in her pocket and warns him not to make crumbs (but he does); the friend is African American, and is apparently an environmental activist traveling around the world to do policy-work. I love how Le Guin foregrounds simple stories with revolutionarily simple backgrounds. ( )

A little mouse strikes out on his own into the wide world, and finds a friend.

The little details make this one awesome -- Tom hides in pockets and little spaces; the friend sneaks him around in her pocket and warns him not to make crumbs (but he does); the friend is African American, and is apparently an environmental activist traveling around the world to do policy-work. I love how Le Guin foregrounds simple stories with revolutionarily simple backgrounds. ( )