Abel's Island

Author: William Steig
Lexile measure: 920
Bottom line:   Mouse Robinson Crusoe.
Language: One incident of pseudoswearing "Gosh Almighty" by a supporting character.
Violence:  None.
Big Kid Mature Topics:   The main character is marooned on an island by a bad storm.  There is a lot about how he loves his wife and misses her that might be lost on a younger child.  One character is a very old frog with a sleepy memory/dementia.
Illustrations: frequent blank and white drawings every 2-3 pages.  William Steig has also won the Caldecott Medal.
Plot: moderately complex.

DD and I enjoyed this one.   It reminds me of Stuart Little, but with a more coherent plot focused on how Abel, the mouse, uses his wits and survives while marooned on an island.