Little Mouse's Christmas

It's Christmas and Little Mouse can barely contain his excitement, luckily there are lots of things for him to help with to be ready for the big day. Translated by Lola Rogers.

About the author

Riikka Jäntti is a Helsinki-based illustrator and author who has created art for both nonfiction and fairy tale books for children. Beyond Finland her works have been published in Swedish, Danish, Japanese and Chinese. In her illustrations she uses pen and ink as well as watercolour and gouache. In 2009 Jäntti won the first ever Tieto-Lauri, an award for children’s and juvenile non-fiction, for her illustrations in Viidakkotanssi (Jungle Dance).Lola Rogers is a freelance translator living in Seattle. Her published translations include Purge, a novel by Sofi Oksanen; Antti Tuomainen’s thriller The Healer; and numerous works of poetry and fiction for Female Voices of the North, Words without Borders, World Literature Today, and other publications.

Summary

Little Mouse has a long time to wait for Christmas! Luckily he has lots of things to do to get ready!

It’s almost Christmas and Little Mouse is looking forward to celebrating with Mummy Mouse and Grandpa and Grandma Mouse. But Christmas Eve feels very far away and Little Mouse is very impatient!

Fortunately there are all kinds of things for Little Mouse to do, like cooking gingerbread and choosing just the right Christmas tree.

The curious and lively toddler Little Mouse is back in this beautifully Scandinavian Christmas story by Finnish author/illustrator Riikka Jäntti.

Foreword

Little Mouse has a long time to wait for Christmas! Luckily he has lots of things to do to get ready!

Additional text

‘Beautifully illustrated … put together with enormous charm. I rather want to be invited to Little Mouse’s Christmas.’

Product details

• Authors: Lola Rogers (translator), Riikka Jantti, Riikka Jäntti
• Assisted by: Lola Rogers (Translation), Rogers Lola (Translation)
• Publisher: Scribe Publications
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 1 to 5
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.10.2017
• EAN: 9781911344438
• ISBN: 978-1-911344-43-8
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 195 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Little Mouse
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, Early learning: people who help us, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, For children c 0-2 years, Interest age: from c 3 years, 0-5 years, Fiction, Picture Book, Non-character, Non Tie-in