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Simon Dell documents the mice in his Sheffield, England, backyard using whimsical settings.
SIMON DELL PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY PHOTO
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ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
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ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
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Illustrator Alissa Hansen (left) with author Rebecca Atanassova (right) hold a copy of their book "George the Mouse in a Log Pile House" at an event.
ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
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Alissa Hansen and Simon Dell photographed in Dell's backyard in Sheffield, England.
ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
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As part of her creative process, illustrator Alissa Hansen built a 3D model of George's bedroom.
ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
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Simon Dell documents the mice in his Sheffield, England, backyard using whimsical settings.
- SIMON DELL PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY PHOTO
Illustrator Alissa Hansen (left) with author Rebecca Atanassova (right) hold a copy of their book "George the Mouse in a Log Pile House" at an event.
- ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
Simon Dell
- ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
- ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
As part of her creative process, illustrator Alissa Hansen built a 3D model of George's bedroom.
- ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
- ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
Alissa Hansen and Simon Dell photographed in Dell's backyard in Sheffield, England.
- ALISSA HANSEN, COURTESY PHOTO
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