Billyand the Wild Forest

Choose a Forest Friend

Every friend brings something different to the Wild Forest. Pick someone to visit and find out who they are, what they are working out, and which adventures they appear in.

  • Billy, the seven-year-old girl of the Wild Forest — detail from the original book artwork

    Billy

    Curiosity with courage

    Seven years old, pockets full of acorns and questions. Billy is brave in the way small people are brave: quietly, and one step at a time.

    Visit Billy

    In 12 adventures

  • Mango the Monkey — detail from the original book artwork

    Mango the Monkey

    Welcome, play and optimism

    Always upside down, always one branch ahead, always the first to say yes.

    Visit Mango

    In 8 adventures

  • Rumble the Tiger — detail from the original book artwork

    Rumble the Tiger

    Gentle strength

    A roar like distant thunder and a heart that has never once been unkind to Billy.

    Visit Rumble

    In 2 adventures

  • Sisi the Snake — detail from the original book artwork

    Sisi the Snake

    Foresight and care

    She knows every root and hollow, and she whispers directions in long, curling sentences.

    Visit Sisi

    In 3 adventures

  • Bramble the Elephant — detail from the original book artwork

    Bramble the Elephant

    Your own rhythm

    Slow, enormous, endlessly patient. Bramble carries the forest's oldest stories.

    Visit Bramble

    In 1 adventure

  • Willow the Giraffe — detail from the original book artwork

    Willow the Giraffe

    A quiet voice still matters

    She sees the weather coming before anyone else, and never keeps it to herself.

    Visit Willow

    In 4 adventures

  • Fern the Deer — detail from the original book artwork

    Fern the Deer

    Gentleness and generosity

    Shy at first light, loyal by nightfall. Fern leads Billy home whenever the path forgets itself.

    Visit Fern

    In 8 adventures

  • Pip the Fox — detail from the original book artwork

    Pip the Fox

    Curiosity and aspiration

    Pip finds things. Sometimes things that were never lost.

    Visit Pip

    In 9 adventures

  • Kiki the Bird — detail from the original book artwork

    Kiki the Bird

    Communication and contribution

    If something happened, Kiki has already told three trees and a waterfall.

    Visit Kiki

    In 6 adventures

  • Nutmeg the Squirrel — detail from the original book artwork

    Nutmeg the Squirrel

    Caution that can learn

    Never still, never empty-handed, and always somewhere near the top of a tree.

    Visit Nutmeg

    In 3 adventures

  • Clover the Rabbit — detail from the original book artwork

    Clover the Rabbit

    Social courage

    Shy at the beginning of a story and brave by the end of it.

    Visit Clover

    In 2 adventures

  • Ember the Horse — detail from the original book artwork

    Ember the Horse

    Courage grows step by step

    A brown horse who is nervous of running, and braver with every step he takes.

    Visit Ember

    In 1 adventure

  • Hugo the Hippo — detail from the original book artwork

    Hugo the Hippo

    Confidence that makes room

    Hugo sings to the sunshine, and always makes room in his song for someone else.

    Visit Hugo

    In 1 adventure

  • Luma the Pegasus — detail from the original book artwork

    Luma the Pegasus

    Wonder, vulnerability and finding home

    Golden, pink-winged and a long way from her cloud until the colours come back.

    Visit Luma

    In 1 adventure