The Mouse Who Howled At The Moon: Illustrated by Laura Dewsnap (The Animal Adventures Series Book 1)

The Mouse Who Howled at the Moon was shortlisted for the 2014 SpaSpa independent book awards. It is also a finalist in the 2015 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.

Harvey has always been the odd mouse out at the orphanage where he lives. Join him and his animal friends and find out just why it is that he has to howl at the full moon, and how this will help when a gang of mean owls moves in to the wood next door. Can Harvey save the orphanage from the owls? And will the other animals at the orphanage accept him as one of them when they hear all about his secret talent?

The Mouse Who Howled at the Moon was recently shortlisted for the Spaspa Independent Book Awards in the children's fiction category.

Beautifully illustrated by Laura Dewsnap, The Mouse Who Howled at the Moon, is a lovely animal adventure story suitable for very young children as a bedtime story or for confident readers 5 years plus and most children 7 years plus to read alone. It has been written for children who love animals and children who love adventures and will appeal to both boys and girls.

The Mouse Who Howled at the Moon is the first in the Animal Adventures series. Find fun fact sheets about the real animal species in the stories at the end of each book for an educational twist or simply enjoy the fun stories with subtle positive messages about family, friendship and helping each other. Visit the author's website creatingwithkohla.com to find out more about the animal characters in the book and find other resources for writers, children and educators alike.

Children will love the animal adventure series and what's more their parents will enjoy reading them as well. Whether your child is an aspiring adventurer, a budding biologist, an animal enthusiast or simply an avid reader with a fantastic imagination the Animal Adventures series, with its charming illustrations and simple but engaging prose, will hold their attention beautifully. Designed to inspire enthusiasm for both reading and animals these books are also ideal for reluctant readers and are able to hold the attention of older children who have struggled with reading due to dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties.