Ottoline and the Purple Fox

Ottoline is back in Ottoline and the Purple Fox, a beautifully illustrated adventure from former Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell.

Ottoline and Mr Munroe love puzzles, clues and mysteries. One day, they meet an enigmatic purple fox, who offers to take them on a night-time urban safari. The fox shows them all the hidden animals of the city and Ottoline makes notes on them in her field notebook. Mr Munroe is making notes too - on the anonymous poems he finds stuck to lampposts on their journey. Who is the secretive poet, and how can he and Ottoline help them mend their broken heart?


This most recent instalment features plenty of illustrations, a steampunk aesthetic and great mystery. These books were designed originally for slightly older children to read themselves but my daughter and I devoured it over three nights. (Fran Yeoman IndyBest)

It's full of fun, the characters are great; it's best read alone or shared one-to-one rather than being read aloud so that the illustrations can be fully appreciated as the key part of the book which they are. (Parents in Touch)

A brilliantly imaginative and exciting book from start to finish! (Lancashire Post)

A zany and entertaining story with plenty to appeal to children.” (Parents in Touch) Chris Riddell’s illustrations are as dazzling as ever; it’s worth lingering over every page to revel in the fluency of his line and to look out for the myriad little details. Ottoline is a delight for readers of all ages. (LoveReading 4 Kids)