Uninvited Guest

 Owen has this little book about a bear.

 His momma puts him to bed.

 But he gets sick in the night and they spend a bit of a restless night together.

But in nearly every illustration there's this little mouse that's hanging around. 

It seems like such an agreeable little coexistence.

Quaint and almost "cute."  

Well. . . I don't know about you, but in our house--this:

Really isn't all that "cute."