When mice meet Shakespeare…you end up with this book. This cute children series, written by M.I. McAllister, caught my attention when I saw a review of it online. It didn’t look bad, so why not give it a try? Urchin of the Riding Stars is about a squirrel who was born on the beach of an island surrounded by a magical fog, after his mother was washed up ashore. He is raised by a kindly she-squirrel and becomes the page of Crispin, a captain of the island. However, things go so