A collection of 8 exciting stories telling the moving and dramatic tale of the animals of Farthing Wood. Follow the adventures of Fox, Badger, Mole, Toad and their companions as they are forced to leave their old home and make the perilous journey to White Deer Park where they know that they will be safe at last.
Colin Dann (born 1943 in Richmond, Surrey (now part of London)) is an English author. He is best known for his The Animals of Farthing Wood series of books, which was subsequently made into an animated series.
Dann worked at the publishing firm William Collins Sons & Co. for thirteen years, and his first novel, The Animals of Farthing Wood, was written during this period. The original cover for this and a dozen others was painted by Portal artist Frances Broomfield.
Colin Dann, recipient of Britain's Arts Council National Award for Children's Literature, is also the author of six sequels and a prequel to The Animals of Farthing Wood.