A House for Bear and Mouse

Text & illustrations by Svetlana Bratukhina

A kind story about friendship, compromise, creativity, and building a home together, even when one friend is very small, and the other is very BIG.

Mouse and Bear are best friends, and they dream of living together in a cosy new home. But there is one small problem… or rather, one very BIG problem. Mouse is tiny, while Bear is BIG. How can they build a house that truly works for both of them?
The building starts with an idea, then the blueprint, and finally the building. Along the way, Mouse and Bear learn that creating something together means listening, compromising, and finding harmony between different needs and perspectives.
A House for Bear and Mouse explores a challenge familiar to every child: how to exist in a world designed mostly for “big people.” Warm, funny, and full of charm, the story celebrates cooperation, empathy, and the joy of creating a shared space where everyone feels welcome.

PRIZES
2024 Finalist Pink Giraffe Board Book Prize

KEY SELLING POINTS
  • A compact board book perfect for the smallest readers.
  • A heartwarming story about friendship and diversity: we may be different but we can still belong together and comfortably coexist.
  • Shows how dialogue and cooperation help friends find a compromise and solutions that work for everyone.
  • Introduces basic concepts of problem-solving in an engaging, age-appropriate way.

Board book
Age: 0+
Pages: 24
Size: 150*150 mm
Published in 2025 by Pink Giraffe
Made on
Tilda