"My cousin Trap was entering the Super Chef Contest, which determines the best cook on Mouse Island--and he was bringing me along as an assistant. Slimy Swiss cheese, I don't know the first thing about cooking fancy dishes--and I didn't think Trap did, either"--Back cover.

Geronimo Stilton is a fictitious character. "Based on original idea by Elisabetta Dami." --T.p. verso. Translated from the Italian.