Though both book and film deal with the relationship between a mouse and American founding father Benjamin Franklin, the book, with illustrations by Lawson, focused more heavily on actual historical events and personages, and included incidents from Franklin's French career at Versailles.
Meskipun baik buku maupun film tersebut berkisah tentang hubungan antara seekor tikus dengan bapak pendiri Amerika Benjamin Franklin, buku tersebut, dengan ilustrasi-ilustrasi karya Lawson, lebih berfokus kepada peristiwa-peristiwa dan tokoh-tokoh di dunia nyata, dan meliputi insiden-insiden dari karier Franklin di Versailles.