During a family picnic, Sister and Brother Raton find themselves chased by a cat after they tease it and it's up to bilingual Mama Raton who can bark like a dog to save the family.

The Barking mouse is about a mouse and his family that go on a picnic. The brother and sister mouse tease a cat over the fence thinking he can't catch them. The cat jumps over the fence and the mice run off to their parents. The dad mouse decides to bark at the cat and the cat runs away. This is a great book for children to introduce how the use of other languages can be useful. The Barking Mouse also uses a few Spanish words in the text. ( )