About this item
In this delightful picture book, a little gray mouse goes on a journey to find a new home, encountering all of the great fairytale houses -- from Old Mother Hubbard's shoe to Sleeping Beauty's castle -- along the way. In a faraway land, a little gray mouse leaves his tiny hole in search of a new home. On his journey, he unwittingly encounters some of the biggest stars in the fairytale genre. He discovers a house shaped like a shoe (belonging to Old Mother Hubbard) , which he concludes would be too noisy; he dines with a little pig in a house made of straw (awfully breezy) ; is flummoxed by a tower with no door (Rapunzel's) ; and dares to take a nibble from a most remarkable house made of gingerbread (narrowly missing Hansel and Gretel) .The little gray mouse is about to give up when he comes face to face with the most spectacular house of all: a glorious castle (Sleeping Beauty's) .
About the Author
Gabby is a children's writer, scriptwriter, poet and occasional illustrator. She has been 'poet-in-residence' for the children's art and science magazine, 'OKIDO' since 2007 and co-adapted and developed the magazine for children's television, where it became hit CBeebies animated pre-school show: 'Messy goes to OKIDO!' Gabby wrote for series one and two, available to watch on BBC iPlayer, Netflix and YouTube, and is currently writing for series three. She has written for the Children's TV Classic series, Postman Pat, 'Rhyme Time Town' for Dreamworks, and several other animated series, including a Chinese animated series.Children's picture books include: 'A POSSUM'S TAIL' (nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal) and 'LONDON CALLS!' both published in 2014 by Tate Publishing. 'London Calls' was turned into a musical puppet show by the BUS KING THEATRE (a puppet theatre on a London Routemaster bus) and the book also has a range of merchandise, including 'The London Calls Sticker and Activities Book'. In February 2017 'IF I HAD A DINOSAUR' was published by Thames & Hudson and 'A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE AROUND THE BODY' was published by Franklin Watts/Hachette, both illustrated by Alex Barrow. 'IF I HAD A DINOSAUR' won the best pre-school picture-books Made for Mums Silver Award 2018, and was read by Eddie Redmayne on Christmas Day 2017 on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Meanwhile, 'A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE AROUND THE BODY' was runner-up in the ASA Book Award 2017.'A HOUSE FOR MOUSE', published by Thames & Hudson October 2018, on The Daily Telegraph's '50 Books That Blew Us Away' list.'A SONG FOR BEAR' (published March 2019 Thames & Hudson) won the best pre-school picture-books Made for Mums Silver Award 2020.'SAMUEL DREW HASN'T A CLUE' (prequel to 'A Possum's Tail') was published by Tate in June 2019. 'BAUHAUS BALLET - A Pop-Up Performance' was published in August 2019 by Laurence King to mark the centenary celebration of the Bauhaus movement. Gabby worked with the illustrator and designer Lesley Barnes writing the simple, rhyming text. This paper-engineered delight has so far been published in: German, Spanish, Italian and French (a mini EU triumph) .'IF I HAD A SLEEPY SLOTH', was published by Thames & Hudson February 2020, AND - be still my beating heart - read by DAVID SCHWIMMER on CBEEBIES BEDTIME STORIES.'IF I HAD A UNICORN', came out August 2020 and won a Made For Mums Gold Award 2021. 'If I HAD AN OCTOPUS' was published April 2021 (T&H) 'THE LIBRARY BOOK' is an exciting new collaboration with illustrator Ian Morris, is out July 2021, published by Thames & Hudson.Books coming 2022: IF I HAD A KANGAROO (T&H) IF I HAD A VAMPIRE BAT (T&H) Everyday Miracles in Nature (Magic Cat publishing) A Treasury of Tales (Wide Eyed Editions/Frances
