On a hot summer day, a mouse family goes swimming and builds a flotilla on a dragonfly pond. The light plays on the water, the sedge sways, and all around, a variety of dragonflies flutter their wings, guard, and hunt! Watching them and other aquatic inhabitants is a real adventure!
"14 Forest Mice" is a very popular book series in Japan and many European countries about the beauty of everyday life and the life of three generations of a mouse family: grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, and a dozen more mice. Immediately after their release in 2017, the books in the series became bestsellers of the Samokat publishing house.
Iwamura's books resemble miniature dollhouses, you want to examine and touch every detail, and every little event is filled with truly Japanese philosophy and admiration for life in every moment. In each of the books, the artist makes one shade of color the main one and shows its beauty on every spread.
Recommended reader age: 4+
Author: Kazuo Iwamura
Translation: Elena Baybikova
Artist: Kazuo Iwamura
Year of issue: 2022
Publisher: Samokat
Pages: 40
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 305x216x10 mm
ISBN: 978-5-91759-844-4
Book series: 14 wood mice