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Our 3 mouse heroes (Bernie, Ebeneezer, and Jonah) fall in love with a cartoon mouse on TV. They have to meet this giant among mice. Problem: They are visiting friends in Wisconsin and the giant mouse lives in California. Mrs. Zastrow decides to take her children and her visiting mice out to California to find the cartoon mouse at the big theme park. They all learn important lessons along the way, as do children reading the story: What's a whistle? How to battle worrisome LA traffic. Using teamwork. Finding items on your shopping list, etc. They make new friends at the theme park and even meet a big music producer who takes them inside Hollywood! And of course, Mrs. Zastrow treats the mice to cheese like they've never seen before! Read on to answer the big questions: What did Jonah see that made him shiver? Who is the yammering Yenta? What do Bernie the mouse and Elvis have in common? Find out in this most educational of cheese books yet. This beautifully illustrated book makes a suitable kindergarten or elementary school lesson plan or a template for problem solving for adult audiences.