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Mouse Goes to the Mountains

A Hike Through Nature
By Alice Melvin
Series: Mouse’s Adventures
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Delightful ... dreamy ... quietly enchanted Critic's Choice, Daily Telegraph Alice Melvin's award-winning Mouse is back for another mindful adventure in nature. Join Mouse on a new adventure as he leaves the urban bustle of a busy railway station and makes his way to a remote... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Alice Melvin's bestselling Mouse takes to the mountains for a hiking adventure.

Alice Melvin's award-winning Mouse is back for another mindful adventure in nature.

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Delightful ... dreamy ... quietly enchanted Critic's Choice, Daily Telegraph

Alice Melvin's award-winning Mouse is back for another mindful adventure in nature.

Join Mouse on a new adventure as he leaves the urban bustle of a busy railway station and makes his way to a remote and majestic mountain peak. This journey has a distinctively autumnal feel to set it apart from Mouse's other adventures. The book also features a subtle message in the illustrations about biodiversity, showing the effects of over-grazing and even featuring mountain hares planting saplings to restore mountain forests.

Alice Melvin has spent a lot of time researching and drawing from nature to develop an authentic journey for Mouse, and her charming illustrations create an immersive world full of wildlife, friendly woodland creatures and stunning scenery. Interactive flaps and gatefolds throughout draw the reader's attention to details hidden among the illustrations. The book also features a nature guide with fascinating facts about the different habitats and wildlife that Mouse finds on his trip up the mountain.

Series: Mouse’s Adventures

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  • Mouse Goes to the Mountains
    Mouse Goes to the Mountains
    Delightful ... dreamy ... quietly enchanted Critic's Choice, Daily Telegraph Alice Melvin's award-winning Mouse is back for another mindful adventure in nature. Join Mouse on a new adventure as he leaves the urban bustle of a busy railway station and makes his way to a remote and majestic mountain peak. This journey has a distinctively autumnal feel to set it...
    By Alice Melvin
    Hardback
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500653951

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout; 32 Illustrations, color

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 245.0mm

Height: 295.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 32

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Alice Melvin Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Comfort Reads Series: Mouse’s Adventures

About the Author

Alice Melvin is an award-winning illustrator and product designer who lives and works in Scotland. Alice is the creator of Mouse's Wood, which won the 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 been translated into 21 languages. The hit Mouse's Wood series has over 375,000 copies in print worldwide.

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