FromtheincomparableWilliamSteig,creatorofShrek,comesastorythatprovesevenafoxcanbeout-foxedbyaclevermouseinDoctorDeSoto,aNewberyHonorBook.“DoctorDeSoto,thedentist,didverygoodwork.“Withtheaidofhisableassistant,Mrs.DeSoto,hecopeswiththetoothachesofanimalslargeandsmall.Hisexpertiseissogreatthathisfortunatepatientsneverfeelanypain.Sincehe’samouse,DoctorDeSotorefusestotreat“dangerous“animals--thatis,animalswhohaveatasteformice.Butonedayafoxshowsupandbegsforrelieffromthetooththat’skillinghim.HowcanthekindheartedDeSotosturnhimaway?Buthowcantheymakesurethatthefoxdoesn’tgiveintohisbaserinstinctsoncehistoothisfixed?ThosecleverDeSotoswillfindaway.DoctorDeSotoisa1982NewYorkTimesBookReviewNotableChildren’sBookoftheYearandOutstandingBookoftheYear,a1983BostonGlobe-HornBookAwardsHonorBookforPictureBooks,anda1983NewberyHonorBook.Madeintoananimatedshortfilmin1984byAmericandirectorandanimatorMichaelSporn.
