Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is a wonderfully written children's book that I feel is for all ages. A quick read for those who power through them, but a sound story and very well told. ( )

Is your son super sick? Is your husband a super intelligent mouse? Mrs. Frisby son is. Timothy has a bad case of pneumonia and can’t move but what happens next is terrible for them. As Mrs. Frisby is taking a stroll she over hears that Mr. Fitzgibbon is going to plow the garden in 5 days. She starts to rush home but sees a crow that is trapped in a wire and she shuffles over to help, but almost gets eaten herself. The crow leads her to an old owl who tells about the rats of NIMH. A breed of super intelligent rats who come to help her. Can they do it? Can Mrs. Friby help them? If you want to find out you will have to read to book. ( )

I thought that it was great. I remember when Mrs. Frisby met the big crow, where she flew over the farm. I was thinking of my friend Lucy's farm. This book was exciting because when Mrs. Frisby went out, the little kids didn't follow her. The cat Dragon is mean to the mice, too. I got a little nervous and a little scared when I read this, but a little happy, too! I liked where they lived underground and then when Mrs. Frisby went to find another home, I liked that the little kids didn't go with because they didn't want to get hurt.
--elliotmccarthy, age 5 ( )

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four children must move her family to their summer quarters immediately or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma.

Mrs. Frisby's son is sick, and can't be moved. But it's spring, and she knows that Farmer Fitzgibbon will plow the garden where her home is in just a few days. She approaches other animals for help, and learns of a very unusual group of rats living on the farm with her. ( )