Kingston, an independent mouse of limited means, lives comfortably in his nest, in the Forest Zoo. A great hairy giant suddenly disturbs his modest place in the world. He must quickly contend with everything that he has been avoiding. When Kingston and 13 year old Lucas meet, neither realizes how big everything will get. For Lucas and his friends, playing in the woods by the abandoned zoo is suddenly different. Life as they knew it has changed. Kingston, in the act of saving his own life, transforms a community.