Ms. Szekeres lives in Putney. Not even Amazon.com is sure how many books she has published; there are more than 160 listed on their site. Adorable bunnies and kittens figure prominently in the board books and other offerings for the very young that are Ms. Szekeres's specialty. However, the star of her show is Toby, the mouse.
Here, in “Mouse Doing a Headstand on a Fallen Leaf,” Toby poses for his fans in front of a meticulously detailed and beautifully rendered Vermont maple leaf in its early summer greenery.