Synopses & Reviews
Beatrix Potter meets
I Spy in this detailed and charming storybook adventure
Best friends Julia and Sam are mice who live in the Mouse Mansion. When theyre together they find all sorts of adventuresand all kinds of trouble!
Come with them as they discover a secret hiding place, greet the ragman, and learn to make pancakes. There is a shop that sells everything and a box full of treasure. Andoh no!there might even be a rat! The Mouse Mansion is always full of surprises.
Author and artist Karina Schaapman spent years building and furnishing the Mouse Mansion in which this collection of stories takes place. The elaborate dollhouse is made of cardboard boxes and papier-mâché and contains more than one hundred rooms to explore.
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In the Netherlands, where the book was first published, it sold 60,000 copies in 4 months. At last count, rights were sold in 11 other countries.
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* "Schaapman's ingenious miniature interiors are certain to captivate all ages." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
About the Author
Karina Schaapman is a politician and writer. She lives in Amsterdam, Holland, with her family. The Mouse Mansion is her debut children's book.