Mrs Mole, I'm Home!

Lots of fun to read aloud: hapless Morris has mislaid his glasses and visits a whole host of unexpected animalhomes before finding the right burrow. * The Bookseller *
“Young readers will enjoy Morris’s mistakes and they will particularly love knowing where his glasses are.” April 2017 Picture Book of the Month * LoveReading, Julia Eccleshare *
“For picture-book fans, Jarvis, master of fabulous foolery, returns with Mrs Mole, I’m Home!, a worthy successor to Alan’s Big Scary Teeth. […] this delightfully retro book boasts perfectly judged repetition, an appealing palette of blues and reds, and a running joke about the whereabouts of the missing specs; reading it aloud should trigger instant cries of “Again!”” * The Guardian *
“Jarvis has managed to follow up his hilarious Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth with a book that’s just as funny. His great storytelling, scratchy artwork and vivid colours combine wonderfully on every page, especially on the last one.” * BookTrust *
“[…] perfect comic timing and whole lot of heart […]” * Parent Talk *
“Mrs Mole, I’m Home is an enjoyable picture book from Jarvis – plenty of quirky twists and turns, all served with a charming sense of humour. Jarvis’s illustrations are warm and rich, and even feature a map… got to love a book map.” * MyBookCorner.com *
“hilarious” * independent.ie *
“The full colour spectrum has been used to give each location a distinct and individual feel, and the text is perfect for moving children from shared to independent writing.” * The School Librarian *

“Colourful, deceptively childlike illustrations and a lively humour make this a super books for sharing and first steps in reading.”

Jarvis studied graphic design and previously worked as both a record sleeve designer and an animation director before becoming a children’s book illustrator. Alan’s Big Scary Teeth, his debut title with Walker, was met to great acclaim, the New York Times writing: “The witty Jarvis makes all the right moves”. About his picture book inspiration, Jarvis says, “The way I work is always visual. I will have an image or character in mind and I pull a story out of it. I doodle and doodle and doodle until I get it right.” Jarvis lives in Manchester with his fiancé and their cat.