"14 Forest Mice" is a very popular series of books in Japan and many European countries about the beauty of everyday life and the lives of three generations of a mouse family: grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, and a dozen more little mice.
In the book "14 Forest Mice. Laundry," on a hot summer day, the family heads to a cool stream with baskets of laundry. Doing laundry turns into a real adventure – with teamwork, swimming, and even heroic feats, as the river has a fast current and dangerous waterfalls! And the summer day is filled with beauty – dewdrops slide down the leaves, cicadas chirp, fluffy clouds drift across the high sky. "Dry, laundry, in the blue sky. Dry in the green wind."
Iwamura's books resemble miniature dollhouses, where you want to examine and touch every detail, and every small event is filled with a truly Japanese philosophy and an appreciation for life in every moment.
Full-scale format, hardcover, enlarged pictures where it's easier to see all the details! The text is specially placed outside the illustrations so as not to interfere with examining every detail.
