The Girl the Penguin the Home-Schooling and the Gin, The Woman the Mink the Cod and the Donkey and The Boy The Mole The Fox and The Horse 3 Books Set

The Girl, the Penguin, the Home-Schooling and the Gin, The Woman, the Mink, the Cod and the Donkey and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse are brought together in this three-book collection. Each title presents a cast of characters and a series of observations shaped by recent experiences of lockdown, home-schooling and returning to everyday life.

Across the set, the books share conversations and “life lessons”, from coping with a trying time to setting out on a journey in search of an open pub. The collection also includes the widely shared story of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse, known from its online popularity and appearances in schools, hospitals and public spaces.

Included titles

• The Girl, the Penguin, the Home-Schooling and the Gin
• The Woman, the Mink, the Cod and the Donkey
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Key details

• Three-book collection set
• Includes three individually titled books
• Features the characters of the penguin, mink, cod, donkey, boy, mole, fox and horse
• References lockdown, home-schooling and returning to going out

Synopses

The Girl, the Penguin, the Home-Schooling and the Gin

A penguin offers reassurance and claims the book is all that is needed to find complete happiness. It reflects on a trying time, including the challenges of home-schooling and getting through it with a smile while trying to remember how to do “going out”.

The Woman, the Mink, the Cod and the Donkey

A woman sets off on an important journey without knowing her destination, but with the expectation of finding an open pub. Along the way she meets a mink, a cod and a donkey, and they discuss life lessons, including travel insurance and the importance of breathable pants.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

This book introduces four unlikely friends and their story, alongside their most important life lessons. The characters have been shared widely online and recreated by children in schools, as well as displayed on hospital walls, lamp posts, and café and bookshop windows, and they have appeared on a Comic Relief T-shirt.