"14 Mice Moving" Author: (Japanese) Iwamura and Longman/Illustrated Publisher: Relay Press

As the forest where they originally lived was cut down, the mice had to pack up and set out to find a more suitable living environment.

As the story progresses, the mouse family frequently shows their attitude towards life of overcoming difficulties, working together and working hard. It is hoped that children will experience the wisdom and spirit of the mice through the natural and detailed pictures, and thus cultivate their positive outlook on life of being brave, alert, working together, and using their brains to create.

This is a set of world classic picture books that combines the beauty of nature and the love of family. It is a classic masterpiece by Japanese picture book master Kazuaki Iwamura. It has been a bestseller for more than 20 years, with a total sales of nearly 10 million copies. The painting style of the book is delicate and vivid, and countless details and clues are hidden in the pictures. Readers can experience the fun of observation, search and identification through the different clothes, personalities and behavioral characteristics of 14 mice. The book depicts the wonderful and awe-inspiring nature through the life and perspective of a big mouse family that works together to overcome difficulties and is happy. Readers can not only distinguish the scenery of different times and seasons from the pictures, but also recognize the forms and habits of flowers, plants, insects and other plants in different seasons, and subtly understand a lot of natural encyclopedia knowledge. The little mice with different personalities in the book are like miniature children. Whether they are excellent or have many shortcomings, they are equally respected and develop freely and healthily, reflecting the author's advanced views on children and educational concepts. Today, when modern life is getting further and further away from nature and children have less and less concept of brothers and sisters, the beauty of nature and family love presented in this book are even more precious.

Kazuaki Iwamura was born in Tokyo in 1939. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he worked as an art designer and TV cartoon program. Then, he devoted himself to the creation of picture books. The most meaningful thing is that he was tired of the urban life in Tokyo, so he resolutely led his family to the suburbs, chose the land, built the house, and found water sources by himself, overcame all kinds of life difficulties, and lived a "return to nature" life. From this experience, we can fully understand the inspiration of Kazuaki Iwamura's creation of "Fourteen Mice".