Happy New Year!

It's coming!

Sootypaws, A Cinderella Story comes out a month from today! Why sure, you can pre-order! https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250186041

Hope Santa Maus is good to you all this year!

Christmas baby!

An old post to celebrate a new great nephew!

Spa

Trick or treat?

Check up

COVER REVEAL!

I'm so excited to show you my next book, out early next year.  It's called Sootypaws, A Cinderella Story.  It's a retelling of the classic tale, with a mousy heroine, wicked steprats and a surprise ending!
You can see more about it or pre-order HERE!

Today's the day!

Save our beautiful earth!  Participate in the world-wide climate strike today..do it for the animals!

Mousecards

Some of my cards, available at these wonderful bookstores: Green Bean Books, The Four-Eyed Frog, Tree House Books, Cloud & Leaf Bookstore, Charlie's Corner & Annie Bloom's Books.

Thanks! You guys are the best!

Eine kleine Mausmusik

Bubblegum

frog scholar

Ready to work!

EVENT!

 

Come see the unveiling of a Mouseland diorama display and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Green Bean Books !  Tuesday, July 9th at noon, 16th & NE Alberta, Portland.

A 4th of July rerun...Happy Independence Day!

early bird readers

Happy Mother's Day!

Readers

                          Detail of a diorama I'm making for Green Bean Books in Portland.

injury

The Mouse Mistress broke her mouse-making arm, so we'll be in reruns till further notice.

Sneak peek

A character from my next book, due out Winter 2020.  It's called Sootypaws, A Cinderella Story

National Pet Day

 My book I Wish I Had A Pet is being reprinted, just in time for National Pet Day!

Dance to Spring

I Love You!

New website!

  My new website is up and running!  You can see how I make Mouseland, read about my books, and learn about all things mouse. https://www.maggierudy.com/

Santa

Shops

Detail of a Mouseland diorama that is spending the holidays at Cloud & Leaf Bookstore, in Manzanita, Oregon.

It's that time again!

Enjoy your roast walnut!

Book signing today!

I'll be at the wonderful Wild Arts Festival today at Montgomery Park, 12-4.
Nature and Art, what could be better?

Don't forget to!

The Bogeymouse

jellyfish & mermice

Fall leaves

Holiday

Get Well Soon!

katydid

I was privileged to be included with 14 other illustrators in Eric Carle's latest book, What's Your Favorite Bug, out last week.  My page was this katydid!
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250151759

therapy

detail from City Mouse,Country Mouse

On the move!

Last chance to visit the Mouseland diorama in San Francisco!  It will be at Charlie's Corner through Friday 22nd, then it's on to Annie Bloom's Books in Portland.

sneeze

shoveling

Streetlamp

Detail from City Mouse, Country Mouse

Hot tub

I'm on a deadline. so the next month will be mostly posts from the past...this is from 2010

showing off

From The House That Mouse Built, my first book.

Mother's Day brunch

Happy Children's Book Week!

moving house

Mouseland is on the road!  The traveling diorama will be leaving LA this weekend for San Francisco, where it will be visiting Charlie's Corner through June.
I'll also be signing books at the LA Times Festival of Books on Saturday at 1PM, booth #732...stop by, say hi!

Mole bar