14 forest mice. Sweet potatoes. Ivamura K.

Autumn in the forest - it's time to harvest. Nuts and seeds are already collected. We go to dig a potato - sweet potatoes along with a charming family mouse from the books of the Japanese artist Cazuo Ivamura. This is a difficult thing when the root of the battal is large and hides deep underground! But everything is possible when the whole family - both small and large - work together. And what a beautiful years around, and what a delicious dinner from sweet potatoes turned out, a revenge!

“14 forest mice” is a series of books very popular in Japan and many European countries about the beauty of everyday life and the life of three generations of the mouse family : grandparents, mothers, dads and a dozen more mice. Immediately after the release in 2017, the series books became bestsellers of the Samota publishing house.

Ivamura’s books resemble miniature puppet houses, I want to consider and touch every detail in them, and each small event is filled with truly Japanese philosophy and admiring life in every moment.

for preschool and primary school age.