Martin's Mice Author:Jez Alborough (Illustrator), Dick King-Smith A farm cat who doesn't want to catch mice keeps a family of them as pets in the barn; but then he is given away to a townswoman and acquires a new perspective. — An engaging animal fantasy with plenty of humorous insight into the human condition -- written by the author of Babe: The Gallant Pig. — A kitten loves caring for his friends... more », the mice, and it's not until he becomes the pet of an apartment dweller that he realizes why his siblings have made fun of him for it.« less