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  Volume 2 Issue 3
  July/Aug./Sept. 2011

       

 

 
Contents:     
Intros and Info
2  A Note From the Editor-in-Chief
3  Staff Listing, Subscription Info and   
 Other Official Fine Print
3  A Note From the Managing Editor 

Feature Articles        
4-7 Wild Rats: Dangerous Strangers
Or Peace-Seeking Neighbors
14-15  The Tail (or Tails) of Reba:
A Story of Boys, Girls and a 
Matter of Common Sense    
18-19  Artist Profile:  Banksy
20-23  The Capybara — The World’s
Largest Guinea Pig (Well-sort of)

Fiction          
10-13  Book In Progress (continuing serial)
Mailbox Molly:  A Rat’s Eye View - 
Chapter 7

Poems
8  Luau Love
15  Reba, The Renaissance Rat

Photos (Full Page)       
8-9  Oscar (and Snap)
16-17   Reba
24-25  Dufresne

Special Extras
7   A Very Special Thank You
24  The Snake Tank Redemption

Keela’s Reviews
26 Celeste and the Giant Hamster
(by Melanie Typaldos)

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  Volume 2 Issue 2
  April/May/June 2011

     

 

 

Contents:
Intros and Info
2  A Note from the Editor-in-Chief
3   Staff Listing, Subscription Info and  Other Official Fine Print
3   A Note From the Managing Editor

Feature Articles
4-5  Hey — I’m Talking Here 8-8 Writer/Artist Profile:  Robert C. O’Brien
16-17  Pregnant Paws
18-19  The Sweetest of Treats
20-22  Cavy Cuteness: A Brief Glimpse At the Gentle (But Very Noisy Guinea Pig
26   To Receive a Gift…

Fiction
10-13  Book In Progress (continuing serial)
Mailbox Molly:  A Rat’s Eye View – Chapter 6

Poems
6 Springtime Beauty in a Snap — and Smudge
14   M-O-M Spells L-O-V-E
24  G-RAT-UATION 

Photos (Full Page)  6-7  Easter (Snap and Smudge)
14-15   Orvietta and her Rat/Mouse Kids
24-25 G-rat-uates Bolt and Spruce 

Keela’s Reviews
23  The Mouse and the Motocycle (by Beverly Cleary)     
 

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  Volume 2 Issue 1
  Jan./Feb./March 2011

     


Contents:
Intros and Info
2  A Note from the Editor-in-Chief
3  Staff Listing, Subscription Info and Other Official Fine Print
3  A Note From the Managing Editor 

Feature Articles
4-5  If It Weren’t For Those Tails  8-9 Artist Profile:  Fred Marcellino (Illustrator of A Rat’s Tale and Much More)
16-17  A Rat’s Skinny on Obesity
18-20 The Groundhog:  A Rodent Subterranean, Not Sub-par
22-23  Rats of the Emerald Isle
26   A Sticky Situation Solved? Soon — With a Little Help (A Look at Alternatives to Glue Traps)

Fiction
10-13  Book In Progress (continuing serial)
Mailbox Molly:  A Rat’s Eye View – Chapter 5 

Poems
6  The Rats’ Grand Ball
14   Leland and Lolly
24  A Party for Pasternak 

Photos (Full Page)
6-7  Ruby and Her Frog Prince
15 Leland and Lolly
25 A Wishful Pasternak 

Keela’s Reviews
21  Angelina Ballerina (TV Series – 2002)

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 Volume 1 Issue 4
  Oct./Nov./Dec. 2010


       

 

Contents:
Intros and Info
2  A Note From the Editor-in-Chief
3  Staff Listing, Subscription Info and Other Official Fine Print
3  A Note From the Managing Editor 

Feature Articles
4-5  The Great Pet Shop Debate
8-9  Artist Profile:  Adam Stennett
16-17  An Uncommon Mom of Many Tails
18-20  European Starlings:  The Avian World’s RATS
22-23  A Rat Recommends: A Guide for New Rat Owners
26   Does A Rat Not Bleed?

Fiction
10-13  Book In Progress (continuing serial)
Mailbox Molly:  A Rat’s Eye View – Chapter 4

Poems
6  Witches, Ghosts, Cats and a Special Pirate
15   Harriet Gives Thanks
24   The Herald Angels Sing

 Photos (Full Page)
7  Trick-or-Treat Ollie
14-15   Harriet, Hero and Their Boys, Manning and Miracle
25  Angel Rudyard 

Keela’s Reviews
21  Walter:  The Story of a Rat (book)

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   Volume 1 Issue 3
  July/Aug./Sept. 2010
        

         

 

 

Contents:
Intros and Info
2  A Note From the Editor-in-Chief
3  Staff Listing, Subscription Info and Other Official Fine Print
3  A Note From the Managing Editor 

Feature Articles
4-5  The City Rat and The Country Rat
8-9  Actor/Artist Profile: Lou Romano a.k.a. “Linguini” from Ratatouille
16-17  A Veterinarian’s View vs. a Rat’s Notion of Common Sense (i.e. why live rats shouldn’t be reptile food)
18-19   Eat Play Love
20-22  Benny Heather — A Ratastic Rabbit
26   A Roundly Reasonable Rat-ical Rant

Fiction
10-13  Book In Progress (continuing serial)
Mailbox Molly:  A Rat’s Eye View – Chapter 3

Poems
6  Bursting With Anticipation
25   Patrick Comes Prepared
 27   A Most Memorable Molly 

Photos (Full Page)
7 Lydia Waiting for Fireworks
14-15 Bailey’s Family Goes to the Beach
24 Patrick’s First Day of School 

Keela’s Reviews
23  Milo and the Mysterious Island

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  Volume 1 Issue 2
  April/May/June 2010

    

 

 

Contents:
Intros and Info
2  A Note From the Editor-in-Chief
3  Staff Listing, Subscription Info and Other Official Fine Print
3  A Note From the Managing Editor 

Feature Articles
5 Paradise Lost, Regained and the End of an Era
12-13  Writer Profile:  Tor Seidler
16-17  Veterinary Spotlight — and a Bit More Common Sense
18-21  First Rat Love the Second (and Third) Time Around
26  Sometimes the Lion Lies Down With the Lamb — and Sometimes the LambAttacks?

Fiction
8-11  Book In Progress (continuing serial)
Mailbox Molly:  A Rat’s Eye View – Chapter 2

Poems
7  Edison’s Egg Hunt
15   A Rat’s Tale in a Nutshell (or Seashell, if you Prefer)
25  The Flower Girl’s Ode

Photos (Full Page)
6  Edison Welcomes Spring
14-15  A Rat’s Tale featuring Orzo as Montague and Ruby as Isabel
24 Flower Girl Topaz 

Keela’s Reviews
Gully’s Travels 

Special Extras
4  Reader Letters
22  A Past Lovingly Remembered — and Growing into the Future
27  Dedication  

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 Volume 1 Issue 1
  Jan./Feb./March 2010

   

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Contents:
Intros and Info
2  A Note From the Editor-in-Chief
3  Staff Listing, Subscription Info and Other Official Fine Print
3  A Note From the Managing Editor 

Feature Articles
5  Where it all Began:  Molly
8-9  Artist Profile:  Manon Cleary
16-17   Who Wouldn’t Want a Doc With Common Sense
18-21   And The Lion Lay Down With The Lamb
26       But — of all Animals — Why Rats???

Fiction
10-13  Book In Progress (continuing serial)
Mailbox Molly:  A Rat’s Eye View – Chapter 1 

Poems
15 Edison in Love
22   A Glance Through An Irish Rat Lover’s Eyes

Photos (Full Page)
7  Ruby Celebrates Robert Burns Day
14 Valentine Edison
23  Wilkes’ Wearing o’ the Green 

Keela’s Reviews
24  Miss Potter (film)
25  The Tale of Samuel Whiskers (book/story)  

Special Extras
6  Whether it’s the “To A Mouse” author’s day (Jan. 25) — or any other occasion – designer Marna Kazmaier knows how to put the RAT in CelebRATe                     ?
21   Dispelling Rat Myths and Misconceptions – Plus a Bit of Good Advice
27   Dedication