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How to Save Your Tail
"A rat's twin passions for books and baking bail him out of serious trouble in this decidedly entertaining story. Nabbed by palace cats Brutus and Muffin, Bob the rat saves himself from gruesome extinction first by offering a tray of cookies fresh from the oven, and then by going on to tell a set of fractured tales--one about his great-great-grandfather climbing a beanstalk to fetch a magic cookie-making spoon from a giant puss in boots; another in which his grandma gave Rumpelstiltskin more than he bargained for by handing over her entire litter of newborns. Bob escapes at last by offering to write the tales down for his now-eager feline audience; Bob's human fans, however, may be a little disappointed that he's able to get away so soon. The easy reading chapters are well supplied with humorous line drawings--but no recipes, alas." - Booklist
