Mouse's Wood: Story Puzzle

Discover a whole year of woodland wonder with Mouse's Wood: Story Puzzle by acclaimed author and illustrator Alice Melvin. Blending the joy of a jigsaw puzzle with the rhythm of the changing seasons, this beautifully illustrated double-sided, ring-shaped puzzle follows Mouse through the year. Each of the twelve pieces represents a month, with the reverse revealing the corresponding month, season, and a short passage from Mouse's journey. Once complete, the puzzle becomes an interactive storytelling adventure that encourages children to explore, observe, and learn about the natural world.

• A puzzle and story in one: Combines the fun of completing a jigsaw with a gentle story that unfolds across the twelve months of the year.
• Double-sided seasonal design: The ring-shaped puzzle depicts Mouse's woodland world throughout the changing seasons, while the reverse of each piece provides the corresponding month, season, and a short passage.
• A year of woodland wonder: Helps little ones explore the rhythm of the calendar while discovering how nature changes from month to month.
• Foldout nature poster: Includes a beautiful poster featuring a sprawling tree transforming through all four seasons, surrounded by woodland animals, birds, and flowers.
• Nature guide included: The reverse of the poster offers a helpful guide to woodland creatures and plants that Mouse encounters throughout the year.
• Encourages observation: Little readers can search for charming details throughout the illustrations, from a swallow flying above Mouse to a peacock butterfly near his summer picnic and a heron by the water.
• Interactive storytelling: Each piece adds another part of Mouse's seasonal journey, encouraging children to tell stories, make connections, and revisit the puzzle in new ways.
• Nature-inspired learning: A playful way to introduce months, seasons, woodland wildlife, and the changing natural world.
• Made to enjoy again and again: The detailed illustrations and engaging format invite children to rebuild the puzzle and rediscover Mouse's forest world time after time.
• A thoughtful gift: A beautiful choice for curious little learners, nature lovers, and children who enjoy puzzles, stories, and discovering the world around them.

At Dearly, we love this puzzle for the way it turns learning about the seasons and natural world into an engaging story-filled adventure—beautifully illustrated, wonderfully interactive, and made to be discovered again and again.