"14 Forest Mice" is a very popular series of books in Japan and many European countries about the beauty of everyday life and the life of three generations of a mouse family: grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, and a dozen more little mice.
In the book "14 Forest Mice. Picnic," the whole family goes for a walk in the spring forest. The first flowers, warm sunbeams, fern sprouts, a fresh breeze from the stream, and encounters with forest inhabitants – there's so much interesting to see and learn!
For young readers and their parents, the endpapers contain hints – drawings of the most common forest and meadow spring flowers and herbs. So that you, like the mouse family, can identify them on your walk and picnic!
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-size 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.
