Brush, A Tale of Two Foxes by Pierce Feiritear  Illustrated by Conor O'Brien  (95 pages) Fiction, for 7 to 9-year-olds ISBN:0-9543544-0-0 An action adventure set in winter, starring two hungry young foxes called Misty and Ash. Can they out-wit the McLug brothers and the ugly hound, Raptor? Misty and Ash are two young foxes, and they’re determined to get food for their family. But they also have to out-fox an ugly hound called Raptor, and his nasty scheming owners, the MacLugs. Can they do it?

Excerpt from Brush, A Tale of Two Foxes Chapter 1 One Christmas Eve, when the snow swirled and the wind howled, a crow swooped over the rooftops of Clonowen village. The bird was in a hurry because she carried a large piece of bread. She flew over the village square, where laughing children played, across the river and the white fields towards the woods on a hill in the distance. Then, after circling the trees, she came down on the branch of an old oak. She was about to eat the bread when she saw a fox looking up at her….. What the critics had to say: “Animal stories for young readers don’t come much better than this …Great fun.” Children’s Books Ireland Magazine, INIS “Fast, furious and warmly humorous. Good readers, reluctant readers and well-established readers will enjoy this tale.” Primary Teachers’ Journal, INTOUCH Price: €4.99