★Rights sold to Czech Republic
★English sample pages available
★Perfect for ages above 3

In this story about a badger who is a passionate singer, with his tireless singing practice, the badger really gets on the nerves of every neighbour in the forest. He is so annoying that they start thinking about how to silence him. But in the execution of their plan, things take an unexpected turn, and the hunters fall into their own trap. Literally. Naturally, it is the badger who comes to the rescue, and after the animals are saved, they are in for another surprise...

Nina Mav Hrovat takes another stroll through the forest, like in About A Mouse That Makes New Friends. For humorous effect, she complements the colourful company of animal characters, who hatch a not-very-nice plan, with a snail, who naturally keeps falling behind... The heartwarming story of friendship, tolerance and selfless help, shows how one can be hoisted with their own petard, and in the end, both the animals and the reader are – as is fitting – surprised by a twist.

Nina Mav Hrovat graduated as a teacher, works as a teacher and, at the same time, heads a children's kindergarten. For sixteen years, she held "fairy tale hours" in Domžale library. Since 2001, her fairy tales have been published in magazines Cicido, Ciciban and Trobentica. Her fi rst fairy tale The King's Punishment (Kazen za kralja) was published in the book Cicido, Ciciban, Good Day (Cicido, Ciciban, dober dan). Her first book About the King Who Didn't Like Tidying Up (O kralju, ki ni maral pospravljati) received the Original Slovenian Picture Book Award in 2009.