Summary
Henry is only three inches long when naughty Charlie catapults him out of his nest - a poor baby red squirrel, all ragged and skinny. He is too young to survive being released into the wild, but can a squirrel be a pet?
Henry’s new human family has also had to adapt to a different way of life. Evacuated from London during the Blitz, to a farm in Wales, they were upturned from their old life just as Henry was ‘tipped out’ of his nest. Can this mischievous little creature, who makes nes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035082728 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035082721 |
| Author: | Nina Bawden |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 128g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 134mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
A subtle and many-layered story, one of Nina Bawden’s best * Observer *
What a consummate storymaker Nina Bawden is – Michael Morpurgo
Throughout her career Bawden has concentrated on the careful depiction of character, feelings and behaviour * Guardian *
About The Author
Nina Bawden
Nina Bawden (1925-2012), CBE, was one of Britain’s most distinguished and best-loved novelists, both for adults and children (Peppermint Pig and Carrie’s War being among her most famous books for young people). She published over forty novels and an autobiography, In My Own Time. She was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Circles of Deceit and her novel Family Money was filmed by Channel 4, starring Claire Boom and June Whitfield. In 2004 she received the S. T. Dupont Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime’s Contribution to Literature.
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