Anatole is the title character in a series of children's books written by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone. Eve Titus was a childrens author most famous for her books featuring anthropomorphic mice. ... Paul Galdone is a childrens literature author and illustrator. ...

Anatole is a mouse who lives in an un-named "mouse village" outside Paris, commuting by bicycle who was foraging for food when he overheard some humans complaining about mice as villainous. Deeply aggreived at the insult to his honor, Anatole resolved to do better. Feral mouse A mouse (plural mice) is a rodent that belongs to one of numerous species of small mammals. ...

To do so, he goes to work in a French cheese factory, where, as a taster and evaluator of the factory's product, he leaves notes to guide the cheesemakers in their work. His good taste for good cheese leads to the factory's commercial success and to his murine fame - to such an extent that Anatole is regularly hailed as a "mouse magnifique" by rodent contemporaries. The factory's human owners and workers also hold his work in high esteem, although they have no idea that the mysterious Anatole is a mouse, believing him simply an eccentric cheese connoisseur who prefers to work alone. Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ...

In these works the author, through the character of Anatole, consistently places emphasis on the dignity of work. Anotole lives in a conventional nuclear family, married to the beautiful and supportive Doucette and with six lovely children.

Two books in the series have won the Caldecott Honor: Anatole in 1957 and Anatole and the Cat in 1958. The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937. ...

The stories have also been used for an animated television series from Canada's Nelvana studios and France's Alphanim. The 26-episode series originally aired on America's CBS network in 1998 and was rerun on the Disney Channel from 2001 until 2004. Previously in 1960, there was an animated short from Gene Deitch based on the character. Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company, founded in 1971, that is well-known for its work in childrens animation, among many things. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gene Deitch (born August 8, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American Academy-Award winning illustrator, animator and film director, based out of Prague. ...

Books

• Anatole
• Anatole and the Cat
• Anatole over Paris
• Anatole and the Piano
• Anatole and the Toyshop
• Anatole and the Robot
• Anatole and the Poodle
• Anatole and the Thirty Thieves
• Anatole and the Pied Piper
• Anatole in Italy

See also

• List of fictional mice and rats