First published in 1988, this title in the FOXWOOD TALES series is a wintertime story of goodwill and its many rewards will fill young readers with Foxwood magic. Christmas mystery turns to merriment as the grand tradition of the Christmas Eve party at the manor is revived and the Foxwood folk, old and new, celebrate in style.
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.
This book contains the following story:
The Foxwood Surprise
It's Christmas time and Willy and his friends need to raise money so they can buy wood to finish their sleighs, but the carol singing turns out to be most unprofitable. Helping Squire Fox rescue his coach turns out to be a much more useful act!
This book features the following character:
Rue Rabbit
This book features the character Rue Rabbit.