The Mouse of Amherst by Elizabeth Spires museums - Add it to the

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Karen Glass

Potter described her stories as giving 'pleasure without ugliness

Castrillon's artwork carries the words to a place where birds bring tea and cupcakes to the window

Pub Date: July 14

The Mouse of Amherst by Elizabeth Spires museums - Add it to theA mouse's eye view of Emily Dickinson When a mouse named Emmaline takes up residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom, she wonders what it is that keeps Emily scribbling at her writing table throughout the day and into the night. Emmaline sneaks a look, and finds that it's poetry! Inspired, Emmaline writes her own first poem and secretly deposits it on Emily's desk. Emily answers with another poem, and a lively exchange begins. In