This is a charming, funny and moving story about a family evacuated from London to a farm in Wales during the second world war and Henry, the mischievous squirrel who comes to live with them. Nina Bawden based her story on real family events.

 

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Storybooks .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 1989 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Nina Bawden won the Guardian Award for The Peppermint Pig. Her bestselling novel, Carrie's War, has been adapted for both stage and TV.