Whitefoot: A Story from the Center of the World (Port William)

About this book

Whitefoot is a field mouse a small creature with "elegant whiskers" and a "reddish brindly tan" coat. She lives within a cozy enclave of family at the edge of the woods where she knows without a doubt that she exists at the center of her world. What she doesnt know is that not far from her safe haven there is a house and a river a world of such size and magnitude that she cannot even imagine it small as she is. One day rain floods Whitefoots home lifts her in its currents and carries her far away leading Whitefoot on a great adventureone in which she must encounter new experiences and frightening challenges to her survival. The discovery of the universe around her and of her own ability to survive within it is a lesson sure to resonate with children and adults alike.