The lower half a mouse is shown walking across a red ground covered in colorful flowers. The mouse is wearing shoes that look like two red hearts.
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Isabelle Arsenault, illustration for The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back, by Jonathan Stutzman (Candlewick Press). ©2022 Isabelle Arsenault.

Special Storytime: Jonathan Stutzman

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An enchanting tale about the expansive power of generosity.

Vincent was a mouse with boots on his feet, a hat on his head, and a house on his back.

When an ordinary spot on a grassy hill calls out to him, Vincent puts down the house he carries on his back and knows he’s where he needs to be. As hungry and tired travelers pass by, Vincent welcomes them into his home, making room for everyone. And even when it seems that the house is as full as it possibly can be, there is no woodland animal so big or so scary that Vincent would turn it away from his warm, magical home on the hill.

Join author Jonathan Stutzman’s as he shares The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back, a charming tale of a generous little mouse with a special house and an ever-expanding heart.

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online.

 

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Author Jonathan Stutzman

Jonathan Stutzman

Jonathan Stutzman is an award-winning filmmaker and a picture book author. He is the author of numerous books for children, including Don’t Feed the Coos, Santa Baby, the Llama trilogy, and the Tiny T-Rex series. He lives in Pennsylvania, with his wife, the illustrator Heather Fox.
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A mouse wearing a black hat, striped shirt and orange boots carries a colorful collage house on its back.

The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back