Mouse on the River

This gorgeous follow-up to the award-winning Mouse's Wood accompanies Mouse on a new adventure - from the woods, down a gently flowing river to the open sea - to visit an old friend. Detailed illustrations feature many plants and animals for children to identify, and the atmospheric rhyming text winds down to a peaceful conclusion perfect for bedtime.

Taking place over the course of twenty-four hours, the gently rhyming story tracks the changing environment of the river’s banks, the shift from day to night, pleasant weather to rain and back again, and introduces a whole new cast of friendly characters who wave to Mouse on the way, including beavers, water voles, and water fowl aplenty.

Mouse travels by a willow coppice, a riverside town with a lock, a river island, a reed bed, the estuary, and the river mouth before finishing up the journey on the shore of the open sea.

Illustrated by Alice Melvin, who has spent hours drawing directly from nature to make the book, Mouse on the River is sure to win over readers with its charming characters and intensely detailed scenes. A nature spotter’s guide is also included at the back of the book.

'Transporting ... this dreamy rowboat journey down a meandering river has enticing lift-the-flap details and a Wind in the Willows feel'
Guardian

'A timeless quality… filled with exquisitely detailed art … This journey is one that is full of joy and wonder, one that encourages relaxation and time for mindfulness'
Armadillo Magazine

'This delightful book with lyrical text is perfect for a peaceful bedtime read aloud!'
Little Library Owl

'One of our favourite reads of the year!'
Father Teacher Reader

Book Details

Format:

PLC (no jacket)

Size:

29.5 x 24.5 cm

Extent:

32 pp

Publication date:

25 April 2024

ISBN:

9780500653289

About the Author

Alice Melvin is an award-winning illustrator and product designer based in Edinburgh. Her picture books for children, including Grandma’s House, The High Street, Counting Birds and An A-to-Z Treasure Hunt, have together sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. In 2022, Mouse's Wood won the GOLD Award: Best Pre-Schooler Book 3–5yrs, Junior Design Award.

🐭跟隨小老鼠展開一場充滿詩意的河流冒險吧！🐭
這本精美的立體翻頁繪本，從森林出發，沿著蜿蜒的河流一路前行，來到海邊拜訪老朋友。超細緻的插畫呈現各種植物與動物，讓孩子們可以邊看邊找，搭配押韻的故事節奏，完美營造出睡前的溫馨氣氛。

 一天之內的冒險，見證河岸從白晝到夜晚、晴天到雨天的變化，還遇見了許多新朋友——水獺、河鼠、河鳥們紛紛向小老鼠揮手問好。
 小老鼠會經過柳樹叢、小鎮水閘、河中小島、蘆葦床、河口，最後來到開闊的大海岸邊……這趟悠然的旅程，令人心生寧靜與喜悅。

🔍 書中還附有自然觀察指南，幫助小朋友探索大自然的奧秘