There was very little description on the back of this book, so I admit to having picked it up based on the merits of its illustrations. Loved the artwork, but the story was mediocre. The cute tale (pun intended) of a mouse who doesn't know who he is, and sets out to find himself in the Buckingham Palace of Queen Victoria, it is a simple, predictable story (I know, it's for kids), which makes far too much use of the writing technique of repetitious phrases (which seems to be more and more prevalent in pre-teen books). Kids might find it endearing, but I find it annoying. Did I mention that the artwork is beautiful?