The Fox and the Mole: A Ghost Story

Cecilia Heikkilä, illustrated by Cecilia Heikkilä

How different can two friends be? Get whisked away by the magic of an unlikely friendship in this enchanting picture book with a gothic atmosphere.

“All the way out on a headland, tucked between the heath and the sea, stood a solitary little house …” began the fox.

“Ugh, how scary,” said the mole.

“But I’ve barely started reading,” said the fox. “And try not to chew so loudly, would you?”

Brace yourself for a tale of grudges, near-sightedness, and a disastrous encounter with some marmalade. Yet this delightfully spooky picture book is also a story of how our own quirks can cause trouble for both us and others – and how reading a book together makes everything better.

Join the fox and the mole for an adventure on a windswept heathland in Cecilia Heikkilä’s whimsical story and beautiful illustrations. As an illustrator and picture book author who grew in the north of Sweden, Heikkilä is known for exploring big questions in an unpretentious and child-friendly way, always with a love for animals and nature.