Three young friends were playing in the snow when one of them, Rue the Rabbit, received a letter from his famous uncle Henry, the inventor. The letter told him of something that he had discovered which would help everyone in Foxwood. Joined by his two friends Willy Hedgehog and Harvey Mouse, the three set out to visit Uncle Henry, unaware of the dangers ahead. The story, written by Cynthia Paterson, is an exciting winter-time adventure introducing the animals of Foxwood Village and is beautifully illustrated with her husband Brian's watercolours. The book is suitable for reading aloud to children over three years old, but six-year-olds and above will enjoy reading it themselves. Other titles available in the series include The Foxwood Treasury, Robbery at Foxwood, The Secret Valley and The Magic Sleigh. --Susan Naylor

 

This book is part of a book series called Foxwood Tales .

There are 30 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1998 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Brian Paterson was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, the heart of'Robert Burns' country in 1949. At the age of twelve he moved to Somerset, where he later met Cynthia whom he married in 1973. Upon their marriage the couple moved to London where Brian worked as a designer by day and on developing his own style of illustrating by night. Cynthia and Brian are the author and illustrator of the popular Foxwood Tales series.