Ten worlds, each about one single thing, all of them in the same valley. Hollowdale shares one river: a spring in the high forest becomes the brook, the river, and finally the sea at two points along the coast. The worlds are joined by water and geography, never by plot, so every story still stands on its own.
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Theme: Saving, work and patience
Small coins, big wishes, and learning to wait.
Environment: A woodland village where a coin is a feeling long before it is a number.
Characters: Ruby (fox) · Jingle (raccoon) · Nessa Owl (owl) · Mr. Thornby (badger) · Mrs. Thornby (badger) · Tuck (squirrel) · Jade (fox) · Barley (field mouse)
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Theme: Mindfulness and big feelings
For the worries that get bigger at bedtime.
Environment: A meadow at night that never goes fully dark, for feelings that arrive too big.
Characters: Oli (owl) · Granny Luna (owl) · Pippa (field mouse)
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Theme: Empathy and kindness
Kindness, and the harder parts of it.
Environment: A rabbit family on the creek, and kindness in both its easy and its difficult form.
Characters: Poppy (rabbit) · Fern (rabbit) · Basil (rabbit) · Mabel (rabbit) · Old Tobias (tortoise) · Digby (badger)
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Theme: Nature and caring for the world
Looking after a world you're only borrowing.
Environment: The forest at the top of the valley, where the water starts and care becomes a habit.
Characters: Hazelnut (hedgehog) · Elder Rowan (deer) · Sage (squirrel)
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Theme: Courage and trying new things
Brave isn't the same as not scared.
Environment: Rock pools and jetties, where the water is shallow and the first jump is still hard.
Characters: Finn (otter) · Old Marlowe (sea turtle) · Nell (seal pup)
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Theme: Friendship and teamwork
Getting along is a skill, not a mood.
Environment: A flower patch at bee-and-mouse scale, where getting along has to be worked out.
Characters: Bramble (field mouse) · Old Buzzby (bumblebee) · Sorrel (field mouse) · Clementine (field mouse) · Tansy (field mouse)
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Theme: Honesty and integrity
Telling the truth, especially when it costs something.
Environment: A squirrel hollow of winter stores, where the truth is sometimes inconvenient.
Characters: Acorn (squirrel) · Old Pemberton (raccoon) · Chestnut (squirrel) · Ivy (vole) · Fenwick (squirrel)
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Theme: Gratitude and contentment
Enough is a feeling you can practise.
Environment: Autumn woodland and falling leaves, and the idea of enough.
Characters: Fawn (deer) · Grandfather Elm (badger) · Juniper (rabbit)
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Theme: Resilience and growth mindset
"I can't do it" — yet.
Environment: A small working farm, and the difference one word can make.
Characters: Pip (piglet) · Grandpa Higgins (workhorse) · Daisy (lamb) · Rusty (rooster)
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Theme: Body confidence and healthy habits
Liking the body you're in.
Environment: A bright cove of crabs and seals, and the body a child happens to live in.
Characters: Coral (hermit crab) · Nana Pearl (harbour seal) · Milo (seal pup)
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