New House For Mouse - by Fynisa Engler (Paperback)

About the Book

"Young Mouse must pack his things. He's moving to a new home, but his mom won't be there to tuck him in at night. Follow Mouse on his emotional journey of moving to Mama Bunny's foster home, where everything is different fromwhat he's used to. Who eats vegetables for breakfast or forgets to put chocolate chips in the pancakes? Mouse misses his mom and wants to go home. Just when Mouse feels he's all alone, someone comes along and brightens his world"--

Book Synopsis

Young Mouse must pack his things. He's moving to a new home, but his mom won't be there to tuck him in at night. Follow Mouse on his emotional journey of moving to Mama Bunny's foster home, where everything is different from what he's used to. Who eats vegetables for breakfast or forgets to put chocolate chips in the pancakes? Mouse misses his mom and wants to go home. Just when Mouse feels he's all alone, someone comes along and brightens his world.

Review Quotes

This book is a must read for anyone who's either fostering children, who's been placed in out of home care or who just wants to understand what children like Mouse are going through. - Michelle L. Romero, Department of Child Safety Program Manager

Diversity, inclusion, emotions, teamwork and of course...new friendships all in one sweet story! Above all, it's the normalcy of it all. - Magdalena Benavidez, M.Ed. Counseling

I was already excited to read New House for Mouse when I saw that the illustrator was Ryan Law, who has contributed to other top-notch picture books.... So many books on difficult topics either brush over the complicated feelings one might experience or stay rooted in the heavy parts of the situation in a way that may hurt rather than help children wrestling with the experience, but this one balanced both aspects perfectly. I would be happy to give this book to children, both inside and outside the foster care system -Savannah Aldridge for Readers' Favorite