Miss Bianca and two other mice go on a dangerous mission to rescue a human poet from imprisonment in a deep dungeon. Carnegie Medal Commended Book, 1959. The sequels are Miss Bianca (1962), The Turret (1963), Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines (1966), Miss Bianca in the Orient (1970), Miss Bianca in the Antarctic (1971), Miss Bianca and the Bridesmaid (1972), Bernard the Brave (1977), Bernard into Battle (1978), and Miss Bianca in the Arctic (British). Outstanding Quality.