Poor Mrs. Huddle. None of her new neighbours welcomed her to Tangletree Forest; none of them would even talk to her! But Mrs. Huddle was a determined troll. She rolled up her sleeves and got to work turning the badgers’ abandoned den into an inn.
Long ago, on one of the coldest nights of the year, a little fieldmouse noticed a bright star she’d never seen before. Just looking at it filled her with wonder. Where had the star come from? And why did it make her feel all fluttery inside?
At first Little Bear was excited when the apple tree’s leaves began to change colour. But as the weather got colder, she grew worried. Not only were the leaves changing from green to gold, they were falling to the ground. How would the little apple tree survive without its leaves?
Little Beetle has an important message to deliver to the far side of the mountain – but it’s a long way through the deep, dark forest! Can his friends help Little Beetle get to the top before it’s too late?
The moon’s face was kind that night, and the wind’s breath was gentle, and the boy fell asleep. And all through the night his little boat sailed under the stars, across the great, salty sea.