Welcome Home, Mouse

Stanley loves to help, but sometimes he gets so excited he makes mistakes. While running errands for his mom-CRASH-Stanley bounces his ball right on top of Mousers"s house, smashing it to smithereens. Stanley wants to make up for what hers"s done, but how? In Elisa Klevenrs"s expressive, detailed pictures, Stanley finds his inspiration all around him, from here and there, and this and that. Soon he is ready to surprise his friend with a new house, and what a wonderful place it is!

Elisa Kleven is an illustrator and/or author of nearly thirty picture books. Her joyful collage artwork and gentle stories celebrate friendship, creativity, and a love for nature and the imagination. Elisa’s picture books grow out of her childhood desire to find and create magical worlds, and include The Paper Princess, The Lion and the Little Red Bird, Ernst, The Puddle Pail, A Carousel Tale, Sun Bread, The Apple Doll, De Colores by JosT-Luis Orozco, and Abuela by Arthur Dorros. Elisa’s books have been named ALA Notable Books, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Junior Library Guild Selections. Elisa lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Paul, daughter, Mia, and son, Ben.