Vera the mouse
Vera the mouse is a beloved children's character created by noted Dutch artist Marjolein Bastin in the mid-1980s. Vera has come to life in 17 books, some of which have been translated into English, German and Japanese, and appears on a regular basis in the Dutch women's magazine, Libelle.
These are the titles of the small books (+/- 5" x 6") published:
| English |
Dutch |
German |
| My name is Vera |
Ik ben Vera |
Hallo, ich bin Vera
|
Vera dresses up |
De kleertjes van Vera |
Kleider machen Mäuse |
Vera's special hobbies |
Vera's knutselboekje |
Bastelstunde
Alles, was ich gerne tu'* |
Vera and her friends |
Vera en haar vriendjes |
Meine liebsten Freunde
Ich hab' viele Freunde* |
Vera in the kitchen |
Vera in de keuken |
Ich koch' mir was |
Games with Vera |
Spelletjes met Vera |
Meine liebsten Spiele |
Vera in the garden |
Vera in de tuin |
Mein Garten |
Vera in the washtub |
Vera en de wastobbe |
Mäusewaschtag |
(Vera at the beach) |
Vera op het strand |
Am Strand |
(Vera in Winter) |
Vera in de winter |
Im Winter |
(Vera celebrates) |
Vera viert feest |
Mein Fest |
(Vera helps out) |
Vera helpt 'n handje |
Ich helfe wo ich kann |
The titles in parentheses were not ever printed in English
(*Two of the German books were printed under different titles by different publishers.)
These are the bigger books available (+/- 8" x 10"). Only one has been printed in English, the rest only in Dutch:
| English |
Dutch |
A Little Dog for Vera (US)
Vera Gets a Puppy (UK) |
Vera krijgt een Hondje |
(Eva's babies) |
De baby's van Eva |
(Vera goes camping) |
Vera gaat kamperen |
(Fritzy's house) |
Het huis van Fritsje |
(Mr. Mole's birthday) |
Meneer Mol is jarig |
Referenced By
List of fictional mice | List of fictional mice and rats | List of fictional rats | Marjolein Bastin
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