Richard Adams Watership Down

Is it Adventures in Fern Hollow? There is a story where some animals break into a house. There is also a story where a character's house gets destroyed by a hot air balloon (I think; I'll look it up when I get home) and has to be rebuilt. The one I linked is just one collection of these stories. The author John Patience has several other collections of these stories and some printed individually that you might want to check out.

The Brambly Hedge Series by Jill Barklem? They are British and in one the animals explore some rooms.

There is a book called The Special Parcel that I have from when I was little. It is square and very glossy and although they don't break into a hunting lodge in this story, there is definitely a badger, and I THINK this is part of a series of books about this group of animals. Maybe the story you are thinking of is also by the same author? Unfortunately, most of her books are out of print and I can't seem to find a complete list of her books anywhere. Maybe if you see the illustrations on the cover of "The Special Parcel" from the link above, you would know if it is from the same series.

Good luck!!!

The Mistmantle Chronicles? It's more recent but I know there's a bunch of different animals in it.

An older series is The Rescuers by Margery Sharp (Disney did a couple of movies based on it) that was mostly mice but they may have helped other animals.

Did you read "Willows in Winter"? That is a sequel to wind in the willows, but its by a different author....I read it when I was little and that seems vaguely familiar (and no it wasn't toad's hall)....I can't think of any other books with a badger in it. What age range was this book for?

good luck!

Thanks. I don't think Redwall is it, but thank you for thinking of it.

The closest thing I can think of is Redwall--but it's not a lodge, it's an abby. Brian Jacques made a large series out of it, and the badger was a very wise and important character. But it's not a hunting lodge. Sorry I can't be of more help...

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a children's book or series of three books (I had a set of three illustrated books) that tells the story of some animals that break into a hunting lodge and make house. I believe there's a badger among the group.

When I have described what I remember of this book to others, everyone says it's certainly Grahame's The Wind in the Willows; yet I really don't think it is. I read part of Grahame's novel a week ago and despite similarities, it didn't ring a bell. The hunting lodge I remember is not Toad's house.

I read these three squarish, glossy-ish illustrated books in the late '70s.

Thanks for any help!
Lisa