The Great Adventure — Samantha van Riet

This charming story revolves around the adventures of some of our less-known small creatures. Otter, Mongoose and Squirrel never go anywhere. One sunrise, they wake to the excited chatter of birds returning from their yearly journey to the north. This inspires the three friends to go on a trip of their own. Because they can't fly, they build a boat and set off across the water, but things don't work out quite as they planned. Although their great adventure turns out to be short-lived, they all agree that, in the end, it was worth it.