A hermit knows the magic to change a small mouse into a cat, a dog, and a majestic tiger — and Marcia Brown's magical woodcuts bring this Indian fable to life with the mastery that won her her second Caldecott Medal.\ \ \ As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain.\
A hermit knows the magic to change a small mouse into a cat, a dog, and a majestic tiger -and Marcia Brown's magical woodcuts bring this Indian fable to life with the mastery that won her her second Caldecott Medal.