This 80’s cult hit of a book was an inspiration for so many girls as they saw Henrietta the Mouse design houses for her various animal friends and creating bespoke designs for each house depending on the type of animal.
My 9 year old daughter wants to be an interior designer so she was very engaged with how Henrietta designed each house
The illustrations are so detailed and really grabs the readers attention as you go through the detail of each house.
Did you know this book went out of print for many years? There was such a demand from fans that second hand copies went for USD$500!
One of the publishers at Allen & Unwin went on an international quest to find the copyright holder and managed to track down the author’s daughter who was so happy to see the book come alive again to inspire another generation of girls get into architecture, engineering and design.