Ten top literary rodents

At the Guardian, author Kate DiCamillo tagged ten of the best rodents she has known and loved in children's books, including:

Tucker, The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden

Tucker is a city mouse and a good friend to a musically gifted cricket named Chester. I loved this book when I was a kid. And I love this quote from George Selden about how the book came to be: "One night I was coming home on the subway, and I did hear a cricket chirp in Times Square. The story formed in my mind within minutes. An author is very thankful for minutes like those, although they happen all too infrequently."

Read about another rodent on the list.

Also see John Mullan's list of ten of the best rats in literature.

--Marshal Zeringue