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House for a Mouse
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Find out what makes the perfect house for a mouse in this gentle rhyming story for babies featuring the beloved mice of Brambly Hedge. From the kitchen to the workroom, the bedroom to the playroom, come and see how these mice live in their houses and...
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Find out what makes the perfect house for a mouse in this gentle rhyming story for babies featuring the beloved mice of Brambly Hedge.
A beautiful board book from the creator of Brambly Hedge
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Description
Find out what makes the perfect house for a mouse in this gentle rhyming story for babies featuring the beloved mice of Brambly Hedge.
From the kitchen to the workroom, the bedroom to the playroom, come and see how these mice live in their houses and the special ways each house has become a home.
Featuring the beloved mice of Brambly Hedge, be immersed in the miniature world of the hedgerow in this brand new board book format, perfect for the youngest readers.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008794651
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Board book
Date Published: 07 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 180.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 14
About the Author
Jill Barklem was born in Epping in 1951. After an accident when she was thirteen, Jill was unable to take part in PE or games at school and instead developed her talent for drawing and art. On leaving school, she studies illustration at St Martin’s in London. Jill is now a full-time illustrator, working on the expanding series of books about the mice of Brambly Hedge. She lives in Epping, Essex. Jill Barklem was born in Epping in 1951. After an accident when she was thirteen, Jill was unable to take part in PE or games at school and instead developed her talent for drawing and art. On leaving school, she studies illustration at St Martin’s in London. Jill is now a full-time illustrator, working on the expanding series of books about the mice of Brambly Hedge. She lives in Epping, Essex.
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