Hazel and Herbert

When a young fox rescues a baby blue bird, her life is upended by the sudden new addition.

Hazel discovers an egg while out for a walk in the woods, and much to her surprise--Tip! Tip! Tap!--out pops a baby bird. She names him Herbert, and from then on, he sticks to her like jam on toast.

But Hazel likes her routine, and Herbert’s always underfoot. No matter what she’s doing, Hazel simply can’t get a moment’s peace. What’s a fox to do?

Alexandra Thompson is the author of A Family For Louie and the illustrator of Ben and Emma’s Big Hit by California Governor Gavin Newsom and I am a Masterpiece! by Mia Armstrong. She has lived all over New England, but has finally settled down in Maine with her husband and their cat, Sleepy. When she’s not drawing, she can be found exploring the forest or wakesurfing in the short but sweet summer months.