A boy named Stuart is born to an ordinary family in New York City. He is normal in every way except that he is only just over two inches (5 cm) tall and looks exactly like a mouse. At first, the family is concerned with how Stuart will survive in a human-sized world, but by the age of seven, he speaks, thinks, and behaves on the level of a human of sixteen and shows surprising ingenuity in adapting, performing such helpful family tasks as fishing his mother's wedding ring from a sink drain.   The book was adapted into a series of films , an animated television show and even a video game.

No dust jacket.  In beige boards with black lettering to spine as per early printing.  Boards are in very good condition with minimal wear.  Internal pages are clean and unmarked.