Little Mouse has fifteen brothers and sisters. He works in a boat shop building a ship. When it is finished, he decides to ship on Wanderer, the schooner he helped build. He is not a sailor, pirate, or hero, just a boatbuilder who wants to have an adventure. Book 1 in the children's adventure series that will take Boathouse Mouse around the world in the mid 1800's. The story is brought to life with sixteen delightful full-color illustrations.