The Mouse Mansion. Amsterdam

When children’s author Karina Schaapman decided to illustrate her books with dioramas painstakingly built from scrap materials, she didn’t expect the characters and sets to take on a life of their own! Now her four children, including Manita, are involved in this quirky family business: a shop-cum-studio selling the (widely translated) books, build-your-own model kits and other mousey souvenirs.