The Travels of Ermine: Trouble in New York

A very determined young lady is coming to stay with the Megabucks in New York. This is going to be fun. However, the young lady turns out to be Ermine, a stoat of character and style. When the little case holding her smart feathered hat is taken by mistake by thieves, her visit becomes action packed. Can Ermine bring the robbers to justice?

Here is a lively new character to enchant young readers who will enjoy Ermine’s escapades most of which play upon the misunderstandings that will arise when your main protagonist is animal in a human world. There is plenty to raise a smile – Ermine attempts to make breakfast for Mr Megabucks (chilli sauce features) or Mike Junior’s well aimed ice cream cones – and Ermine is both quick and clever, her opponents suitably stupid. Gray’s storytelling is brisk and enjoyable, while the illustrations by Elisa Paganelli add life and character enhancing both the action and the humour. Ermine is a welcome addition to the pantheon of feisty animal heroes and heroines.