2022 | 64 pages | Full color | 4+

A poetic tale to learn that being your true self is always the best policy.
Diego the mouse would like to throw a big party for all his friends, but when he tells Mr. Mole, he gasps in horror: does Diego really think that his house can fit everybody?
Poor Diego can’t shake the feeling that Mr. Mole is right and that his house really isn’t good enough to invite his friends over. Is there a way he could make it nicer? How can he make it more comfortable for his friends? And so off he goes to find out. But the more animals Diego meets, the more confused he becomes: his ant friend lives in a maze of corridors. Another friend sleeps al fresco. Another one changes his home every day. How is Diego supposed to cater to everybody? But thankfully his friends only care about spending some quality time with him, so when everybody eventually self-invites at his place, what follows is the greatest party ever.
A feel-good story that will charm readers of all ages, as it’s never too late (or early!) to be reminded that being yourself is the only thing that really counts in a friendship.

The Author:

MATTHEW BURGESS is the author of numerous children’s books. In addition to fictional stories such as Bird Boy (illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani), The Bear and The Moon (illustrated by Cátia Chien) or The Unbudgeable Curmudgeon (illustrated by Fiona Woodcock), Matthew also writes for young readers about the life and work of people that impress him: Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring (illustrated by Josh Cochran), Enormous Smallness: A Story of E.E. Cummings (illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo), and Make Meatballs Sing: The Life & Art of Corita Kent (illustrated by Kara Kramer). He has received the Eureka Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for his children’s books and has repeatedly been voted one of the best children’s authors of the year by the Washington Post. He lives between New York and Berlin.

The illustrator:

UWE HEIDSCHÖTTER was born in 1978 and is a German illustrator, character designer, film director and comic book writer.