Follow a small mouse's biggest adventure in this gentle, cumulative tale from a world renowned author and artist team. Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award.
A very small mouse decided it wanted to have a very big adventure. “I’ll go and find the biggest creature in the world,” it thought. Along the way it meets many different animals and when at last they find the biggest creature, the little mouse feels a great sense of achievement.
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Follow a small mouse's biggest adventure in this gentle, cumulative tale from a world renowned author and artist team. Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award.
A very small mouse decided it wanted to have a very big adventure. “I’ll go and find the biggest creature in the world,” it thought. Along the way it meets many different animals and when at last they find the biggest creature, the little mouse feels a great sense of achievement.
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A very small mouse decided it wanted to have a very big adventure. "I'll go and find the biggest creature in the world," it thought. Along the way it meets many different animals and when at last they find the biggest creature, the little mouse feels a great sense of achievement.
'Sheer delight' Amanda Craig, The Times
'A truly lovely book!' The Independent on Sunday
Critic Reviews
“ "Bayley's pictures are characteristically painstaking and gentle, softly lit, finely worked and pretty." -- The Sunday Times” "Sheer delight!" -- Amanda Craig
"A truly lovely book!" The Independent on Sunday
"A very endearing read that animal and nature lovers will adore . . . A classic in its own right and a treasure for any young reader." EYE
"Nicola Bayley’s stunning illustrations of animals captivate readers as they follow this delightful and satisfying ‘building’ story." Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading
"Cumulatively structured, lyrically penned and a pleasure to read aloud; and with Bayley’s characteristic delicately detailed, soft crayon illustrations the story is a visual treat too." -- Jill Bennett Red Reading Hub *
About the Author
Brian Patten is one of the most accessible and popular poets working today. He is the author of the all-time cult classics Gargling With Jelly and Juggling With Gerbils. He is also the editor of the bestselling The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry and The Puffin Book of Modern Children's Verse.
Nicola Bayley has illustrated many acclaimed picture books including The Mousehole Cat (by Antonia Barber), which was chosen as the British Book Awards Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year in 1991. Nicola lives in London.
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