Mouse and Mole: Twelve Days of Christmas

Christmas is over, but Mouse and Mole have an unexpected visitor – Shrew! She helps herself to Mole’s creature comforts, much to his displeasure. When she takes over his favourite armchair, Mole gets into a huff and heads out into the cold, with only a Snowmole for company.

Thus begins a strange adventure involving a giant walrus, five baby shrews doing the conga, and a very happy Mole returning to the warmth of home.

Mouse and Mole: Twelve Days of Christmas is a festive novella in 12 chapters, designed to bridge the gap between early readers and confident readers, allowing fans of Mouse and Mole to grow with the books.

Perfect for:

• Early readers aged 5–7
• Fans of charming animal adventures and festive stories
• Children enjoying humour, imagination, and quirky characters
• Readers exploring friendship, sharing, and problem-solving
• Holiday reading, classroom activities, and family storytime
  

Joyce Dunbar is a prolific children’s author who has published over 80 books, translated into 20 languages. Joyce has also written many stories for radio and television and contributed to several anthologies. The Mouse and Mole series remain some of her most treasured work. Joyce is based in Norfolk.

About the illustrator:
James Mayhew is an illustrator and author of children’s books, a storyteller, artist and concert presenter/live art performer.

His works include the much-loved and bestselling Katie and Ella BellaBallerina series, as well as the classic children’s story The Knight Who Took All Day, republished by Graffeg in 2017, the Gaspard the Fox series, with author Zeb Soanes, and Koshka’s Tales – Stories from Russia, republished by Graffeg in 2019.James is based in Suffolk