The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

Sam McBratney. Candlewick Press (MA), $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-0417-2

Three young mice brave the monster (that is, the cat) who lives in the dark at the top of the stairs. ""Perfectly captur[es] the edgy glee and derring-do of a trip to dangerous territory,"" said PW. Ages 4-up. (Jan.)

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