Horace Fox in the City

Product Description 'Children will love following Horace's brave journey,' NB Magazine A fantastically funny middle-grade animal adventure from an award-winning author Forced to leave home at only nine months old, Horace Fox goes to the city in search of his brothers and the delicious takeaway food he has heard so much about. Cars, roads and chewing gum confuse him until he teams up with older and wiser fox Charlie Boom. But why are they being followed? Weasel Le Hoop and the deadly hit-snake Zigzag McVitie are after Horace. A swish den in London has been left to the young fox but Badger Burnhard of the Dark Hedges wants it. Can Horace avoid the snake and beat the badger to claim the den that should be his? And will his stomach ever stop rumbling? Join Horace on his fantastic journey across London and along the River Thames as he searches for the home that should be his before that evil Badger Burnhard can get his claws on it. Funny and fast-paced, Horace Fox in the City is an epic tale that's perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and David Walliams. 'Perfect for fans of the Warriors series . . . A fun animal adventure full of humor and heart' Feed Your Fiction Addiction Review 'Aimed at readers aged 6-11 years old and delicately illustrated by the author herself . . . I could easily see this story as a lovely little film . . . foxes are a familiar sight to many of us now in urban settings and children especially will love following Horace's brave journey.' NB Magazine 'Perfect for fans of the Warriors series . . . A fun animal adventure full of humor and heart' Feed Your Fiction Addiction About the Author Award-winning British/Irish author Jacqui Hazell was born and brought up near Portsmouth on the south coast of England. She studied textile design in Nottingham and has an MA in creative writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her first full-time job was at Buckingham Palace and she has also worked as a humorous greetings card designer, a journalist, a magazine editor and a TV and film extra. Jacqui lives in London with her family and a small dog that looks a bit like a fox. Learn more at www.jacquihazell.com