Freddie's Woods

‘My homeland is Zognarrayr as I told you earlier. It’s small, no humans. Nothing but rabbits. But very clever rabbits, with brains to make transporters and I was chosen to come and investigate this place which we could see through our big telescope. But I didn’t bargain on all this mist, and, you know the rest. But, possibly with a little help from you, Freddie…’

Freddie’s Woods is a heartwarming story of friendship between Zoggy, a rabbit from the planet Zognarrayr, and Freddie, a Doberman from the small village of Three Oaks.

After Zoggy’s small spacecraft crash-lands in the woods close to Freddie’s house, the pair embark on a series of adventures that feature them trying to repair the craft, and their efforts to find the parts they need. Their adventures to complete their mission cause mayhem to the local village folk, as strange events start occurring and unlikely items go missing without explanation. Sam, the beloved bobby at Three Oaks, sets off to investigate, not realising that it is his own dog who is the main culprit behind the mishaps. Neither does he realise that there is other-worldly technology involved that is enabling the friends to venture where – and when – they please. Will the pair get caught – or will they succeed in fixing the spacecraft? If they do, what will it mean for the friends, who may soon be forced to part?

“I owned Kiln Woods, on which Freddie’s Woods is based, in the early 1990s. Freddie was my daughter’s dog,” says Mick, who has woven both of these elements into a fictional children’s tale.