Mabela the Clever — Margaret Read Macdonald

Pick of the Lists, ABA
A 2001 Parents' Choice Picture Book Silver Honor
Highly Commended Bookâ€"2002 Charlotte Zolotow Award Committee
Texas Library Association 2002 2 X 2 Reading List
Children's Literature Choice List 2002
Storytelling World Award-2002 Winner-Stories for Young Listeners
2001 Aesop Accolade, American Folklore Society
2003 Washington Children's Choice Master List

"MacDonald's retelling of this Limba tale is engineered for storytime success." -- School Library Journal starred review

Mabela may be the smallest mouse in the village, but her father has taught her to be clever. And this cleverness comes in handy when the cat comes, inviting everyone to join the secret Cat Society. The mice line up, with Mabela at the front and the Cat at the back. They march into the forest, singing the secret Cat song and shouting FO FENG! Only clever Mabela realizes the Cat is up to no good!