Do you recognize this mouse?
His name is Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint–Abel for short, and he has been marooned on an island.
In Abel’s Island, William Steig tells the story in words and art of Abel’s year alone.
This is a book about a mouse, yes, but really, it is a story about being human—about pride and perseverance and humor and despair and love.
It is about the beauty and wonder of being here.
The book was published in 1976, and was awarded a Newbery honor.
There is potent magic in its pages.

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