Written with a gentle rhyme that reflects the slow pace of Mouse’s rambling journey, and illustrated in Alice Melvin’s inimitable style, Mouse’s Wood is a heartwarming celebration of slow living in nature. This beautifully designed book also features special die-cut flaps and includes a spread featuring a nature calendar of plants, birds, and animals for children to search for in the wild.
Mouse first ventures out in wintry January to visit his friend Squirrel. Mouse moves on to wake up Hedgehog for the arrival of spring, and as he continues along the path in the wood, Mouse’s journey from friend to friend maps out the changes in seasons from January through to December.
Reviews
The months roll around with pleasant rhymes and beguiling artwork.
— The Wall Street Journal
Contributors
Alice Melvin
Author
Alice Melvin is an award-winning illustrator and product designer who lives and works in Scotland. Melvin is the creator of Mouse's Wood, which won the 2022 GOLD Junior Design Award for the Best Pre-Schooler Book 3-5yrs. It was both a Daily Telegraph and Observer Children's Book of the Year and has over 180,000 copies in print across sixteen languages. Follow her on Instagram @alicemelvin.
