They used to live in almost every county in England and Wales, but now they’ve disappeared from about half of their former range, and most of the ones that are left are in the south. He visits haunted castles, waterfalls, nuclear power plants, finds out about coal mining and so much more. He also tells a story about three young sisters who live in a treacle well, live on treacle, and draw pictures of things beginning with M, such as mousetraps, memory and muchness. Further books illustrated by Axel include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog and The Smeds and the Smoos – all of which have been made into much-loved animated films by Magic Light Pictures. But with some help from Doctor Stoat and a visit from her friends as she snuggles up at home, she soon starts to feel better.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). The authors have studied these captivating animals for over 20 years and have initiated most of the conservation efforts to save them.Her other books include The Hospital Dog illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, The Christmas Pine illustrated by Victoria Sandøy and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures illustrated by Lydia Monks. Snuggle up with Dormouse and her friends in this preschool lift-the-flap book from the creators of The Gruffalo. After marriage to a veterinary surgeon she was side-tracked by finding dormice in their Dorset garden.

I didn’t think I’d be interested in the edible dormouse, but that was before I learned from this book that they’re spreading. Unlike the sleepy character in the book, this Dormouse is an action-oriented swordfighter in training similar to the character Reepicheep from The Chronicles of Narnia. The Dormouse makes an appearance in the video game American McGee's Alice, where he and the March Hare are held captive as the Mad Hatter's experimental subjects. Easy to read, lovely illustrations, this book was perfect for young members of the family and school children. Full of thought-provoking themes that are so important to consider, but very entertaining at the same time.

It is only a matter of time before this animal becomes commonplace in other parts of England, together with its associated problems. Enjoy more lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Squirrel's Snowman, Badger's Band and Mole's Spectacles. Lift the flaps and get cosy with Dormouse Has a Cold, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo . She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature.

And will their friendship survive the threat of a huge, greedy cat that is roaming hungrily around, looking for her next meal? The Dormouse appears in the live-action TV series Adventures in Wonderland, and is voiced by John Lovelady. They have been instrumental in setting up the captive breeding group for dormice, organising the re-introductions of dormice to counties that have lost them and in running the National Dormouse Monitoring Programme. Enjoy more lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Cat's Cookbook, Squirrel's Snowman, Badger's Band and Mole's Spectacles. Enjoy more lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Cat’s Cookbook, Squirrel’s Snowman, Badger’s Band and Mole’s Spectacles.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. But I noticed three things which appear to be too much even for a retired academic’s scholarly detachment, and a tone of understandable sharpness creeps in. Showing a strict preference for woodland, the hazel dormouse is especially vulnerable to habitat destruction.

In Tim Burton's 2010 Alice in Wonderland film, the Dormouse is a small, female mouse named Mallymkun. She joined the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, where she studied marine algae and uncovered their role in mud accretion on salt marshes. I’m sure she will love this book the images are captivating and the story is beautifully written full of interesting facts about the dormouse and it’s habitat.When Alice points out that the Cheshire Cat is on the Queen of Hearts' crown, the Queen of Hearts quotes "cat", causing the Dormouse to panic, with the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, and the King of Hearts running around trying to catch him, with comical results. The cadence of this enigmatic lyric has inspired references over the next century, including the title of John Markoff's 2005 book, What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child , which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.