Michael Catchpool did a degree in Drama, TV and Theatre studies and then went on to train to be a teacher. After teaching in several schools, as well as being the Headteacher in one of them, he is now the Primary Adviser for English and Drama for Hertfordshire LEA. He is married with two children. Jill Newton studied illustration at Cambridge Art College. She has worked for most major publishers, writing and illustrating, as well as designing greeting cards. At present Jill lives in Somerset. This is her first book for Gullane Children's Books.

Every night from the hillside comes a terrible howling sound. The animals just can't imagine what might be making it. The grown-ups tell their children that it's probably a wolf - they've all got something to say about a wolf - it's mean and ugly and scary...and greedy and hungry for food! But when a little mouse on his own wakes up, he's got no one to ask, so he sets out to find out the truth...and makes himself a special new friend!