Moon Mouse

Meet Moon Mouse, such an endearing little creature. Living all alone in his chalky white home, time hangs slowly, but Moon Mouse keeps busy.   Gardening, cooking and creating, but his main interest is what he sees down on earth through his gold telescope. Birthday parties! He loves all the gifts, and gets lost in the joy of sharing… until he remembers he is alone. But alone isn’t lonely, and his good ideas are like friends as he tinkers with space odds and ends. If he could finish his rocket…..?  A red balloon, floats away from the little birthday boy down on earth….. Moon Mouse eventually catches it and the details of his trip down to earth to return the balloon fill the reader with wonder. The illustrations add so much to the text, as we watch Moon Mouse, with a rattle, a rumble, a BOOM and a BLAST, setting off for planet earth. The illustrated contrast between Mouse’s moon home and the birthday boy’s is great, as his lost red balloon is returned. Moon Mouse’s heart is bursting with pleasure, mission complete, as he zooms off into the night. We understand that a friendship has been cemented. A book to be savoured over and over, to be enjoyed for its rich language as well as for the quality of the detailed pictures.