The church mice and the ring

Where has this book been all my life? I'm adding it to my list of favorite reads ever. Very believable characters (okay, I can hear you snickering...yes, these are talking mice and dogs and cats, but, trust me, they are very believable.) A hilarious sense of doom confronts these characters, doom yet also salvation. Fun illustrations...clever story...oh, I don't know why, but I just loved this story.