Willy, Harvey and Rue offer to repaint Mr Gruffey's caravan after his grocery shop is burgled. After all, it does mean a holiday by the sea as well. But when they become stranded at the old lighthouse, the three friends stumble across a band of smugglers - are they the grocery thieves?

 

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

There are 32 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 1999 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.