Mouse by the Sea

Alice Melvin''s award-winning Mouse is back for another mindful adventure in nature. Join Mouse on his summer holiday by the seaside. Each day brings new excitement, from sandcastles on the beach to ice creams on the promenade, sunbathing on the sand dunes to looking for treasures amongst the rock pools! Beautifully detailed illustrations feature many plants and animals to identify, and the atmospheric rhyming text sets the scene for this perfect summer holiday. The book also features a nature guide with fascinating facts about the different habitats and wildlife that Mouse has come across.

About the author

Alice Melvin is an award-winning illustrator and product designer who lives and works in Scotland. Alice is the creator of Mouse's Wood, which won the GOLD Junior Design Award for the Best Pre-Schooler Book 3-5yrs. It was both a Daily Telegraph and Observer Children's Book of the Year and has been translated into 21 languages. The hit Mouse's Wood series has over 375,000 copies in print worldwide.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Melvin, Melvin Alice
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 15.01.2026
• EAN: 9780500660379
• ISBN: 978-0-500-66037-9
• Series: Mouse’s Wood series
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General, Animal Stories (Children's/Ya)