Books like The Diary of a Church Mouse by Graham Oakley

Ralph S. Mouse, a house mouse who talks to children, roams a run‑down hotel on his tiny motorcycle, seeking adventure and freedom.

Join a hermit crab who outgrows his shell, searches for a new home, and jazzes it up with friends from the sea in this charming picture book.

In this charming children's picture book, a sick tailor cannot complete a waistcoat for the Mayor, so a clever group of mice step in to finish the job, turning ordinary fabric into something extraordinary.

A charming picture book in which a country house laments the growth of the surrounding city, illustrating the quiet loss of rural life as urban sprawl encroaches.

Arthur, the church mouse, and Sampson, the church cat, live a fairly idyllic life in the church but Arthur is lonely so he hatches a scheme to get other mice to join him in his nice comfy home where for the price of a few jobs the parson will feed them all cheese. Soon Arthur has a nice little community of mice neighbours and he's not lonely any more. Unfortunately there's a regrettable incident and the parishioners insist that the mice leave the church immediately. But just when all is lost Sampson and the mice thwart a robbery at the church and they are allowed to stay. Graham Oakley starts his beloved series with this very funny story about Arthur and Sampson and their life at the church. The pictures are just as funny as the words and the story wouldn't have half the charm without Graham Oakley's also excellent illustrations. A gem.

Story about all sorts of different animals and what they love but dinosaurs only love cheese. Bright illustrations, funny story.

A mousekeeper shares how she cares for her pet mice.

Posy, a curious rabbit, and Pip, a cheerful mouse, explore the world of monsters through a magical window.

Sam the library mouse and his friend Sarah explore a museum, sketching art in his explorer journal while befriending an artist, offering young readers a playful adventure about creativity and curiosity.

Mysterious church mice hatch a clever scheme to secure a home for Percy, a stray dog, turning the quiet parish into a bustling hub of inventive camaraderie.

A rhyming picture book where skaters mice trace a cat’s outline on the ice, bringing the feline to life for a playful joint skating adventure.

A mouse's clever trick to save himself from a big cat’s paws.

In the church, a clever cat and its team of mice outwit a gang of invading rats using ingenious, hare‑brained schemes to regain their home.

On her first day of school, young Faizah navigates new beginnings while supporting her older sister Asiya’s debut of a beautiful blue hijab, learning resilience amid misunderstanding and prejudice.

Beatrix Potter’s classic picture book follows young Peter Rabbit as he disobeys his mother's warnings and ventures into Mr. McGregor’s garden, nearly getting caught in the garden’s perilous adventures.