Six new characters. Six jobs to do. Six times the wrong suspects.


The readers of Willowburrow have met the neighbours. Now the specialists are arriving.

A bench gets built. A fountain gets blocked. A garden loses its marigolds. A BirdTok account gets a very unfortunate profile picture. A salesman loses three jars of honey. And a chimney leans for reasons no one has properly understood — until now.

Benji is watching. Benji is always watching.


Story New Character
Story 1: The Buckley Brothers and the Tilting Bench The Beavers — builders
Story 2: The Mystery of the Stopped Fountain Otto — Otter, water systems
Story 3: Cornelius and the Missing Marigolds Cornelius — Tortoise, gardener
Story 4: Fenwick and the Stolen Pine Cone Fenwick Fox — computer specialist
Story 5: What the Weasel Brought Montgomery Weasel — visiting salesman
Story 6: Bruno and the Leaning Chimney Bruno the Bear — handyman

Word counts: 370–418 words per story. Reading age: 4–9. Narrator: Benji the Sheltie.

Story One: The Buckley Brothers and the Tilting Bench

Story Two: The Mystery of the Stopped Fountain

Story Three: Cornelius and the Missing Marigolds

Story Four: Fenwick and the Stolen Pine Cone

Story Five: What the Weasel Brought

Story Six: Bruno and the Leaning Chimney