Mr Rouse has decided to build himself a house. Inevitably, the process is much longer and more detailed than Mr Rouse initially envisages: "Mr Builder, I'm not a bird, you know; how could I live in a house made of leaves?" This quirky tale takes the reader through a timeline of inventions. In a wonderful blend of absurd poetry and British pragmatism, Mr Rouse contends with housing, transport, lighting, plumbing and timekeeping, encountering quarrelling stairs and dapper guttering on his way.
| ISBN: | 9781849761543 |
| Publication date: | 3rd October 2013 |
| Author: | Stefan Themerson, Barbara Wright |
| Illustrator: | Franciszka Themerson |
| Publisher: | Tate Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 148 pages |