neevo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Hello all, apologies for the lack of previous introduction but I am in need of urgent help to identify a book for my dad for Christmas. My memory is not that great and after hours of google searching I've turned up nothing other than the standards. Anyone able to help me out with a title? It was a fiction based on woodland animals that went on an adventure. A sweet tale. We had a dodgy photocopy back in the late 80's (I think) which went missing and I work love to buy the actual book for home to read and put on the shelf. It's not (but is in the style of): Wind in the Willows Watership Down I thought it had a squirrell as the central character and the obligatory owl as a wise figure, but I may be totally confused. Anyone have an idea what I'm talking about? Cheers in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleighjane Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Was it possibly 'The Animals of Farthing Wood'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 The other book that springs to mind is Duncton Wood, although that is based on moles. I read it many many yeas ago so I cannot remember the other characters or much of he plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Mrs Frisby and the rats of Nimh? Although that's possibly not a 'sweet' tale. Edited December 11, 2012 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Could it be Beatrix Potter's 'The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin'? That has an owl and squirrel as the central characters, the squirrels go to owl island to collect nuts as far as I can remember, if that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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