A collection of poems from award-winning poet Brian Patten, this picture book contains poems about mice. With a different poem for each month, young children can follow a year in the life of a mouse, from snowy January, through spring and summer, the harvest days of Autumn and finally to Christmas.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Scholastic .

Michelle Cartlidge studied ceramics and plant drawing at the Royal College of Art. When she left she did various jobs before settling to book illustration. She has had books published by Frances Lincoln, Buster Books and Walker Books, and her very well-loved LITTLE MOUSE series has sold over 300, 000 copies worldwide for Campbell Books. Michelle lives in Cornwall - which often provides the inspiration for her illustrations! Brian Patten was born in Liverpool. His poetry for adults has been translated into many languages, and his collections include Collected Love Poems, Armada, and, from Penguin,