A capybara is not a mouse, or a beaver, or a bear, and has all sorts of surprising traits, as this story for readers 4 to 8 reveals. But while every capybara has teeny tiny ears and a gigantic nose, this one happens to love poetry and the opera, and even dressing up as a whale! Although he may appear to be a tough guy, his best friend is a little bird. Rendered in pen and colored pencil, Michela Fabbri's irresistibly charming illustrations make us really like the world's largest rodent.