Meet the Characters

Erik is not just a cat—he’s the cat. The big whiskered boss of the backyard, the feline with the plan…

Ernie is Erik’s younger brother and approximately 96% chaos, 4% fur. He means well, …

Zip-Artiste is a guinea pig with a passion for paint. He once turned a wheelbarrow into a work of art …

Ruffel is a crow who thinks he’s royalty. His dad said they were noble birds once, and Ruffel took that literally …

Ethel is a grumpy goat who chews on everything—including things that should never be chewed …

Freda is a bouncy farm puppy who forgets what she’s doing halfway through doing it. She’s slobbery …

Hugo is a big, fluffy badger with a small, confused brain. He’s kind, cuddly, and very, very slow to understand things …

Checkers is a magpie who plays chess with everyone. She always wins. Even when she’s not playing, she’s winning …

Tac is a beetle dad who gets the kids on weekends. He’s always overwhelmed, always carrying something …

Snot is a snail who leaves a trail everywhere she goes. She moves slow, talks slow …

Chops is a beaver with a bad attitude and excellent spying skills. He chomps wood, glares suspiciously …

Creep is a spider with a very weird sense of humour and eight legs that all do different things at once …

Six is a small stoat who looks sweet but runs river errands for the swans. She’s fast, mysterious, and giggles at secrets …

Pier is a Canadian goose who shows up like a tourist with a suitcase full of questions. He’s loud, nosy, and always …

Dash and the swans run the river like a royal mafia. They glide silently, stare dramatically, and never—ever—smile …

Tess and Bess are bantam hen twins who finish each other’s… well, everything. They cluck in harmony, boss in unison …

Mess is a rooster who cannot crow. He tries very hard. He has sisters who remind him all the time that they win trophies …

Tic is an alpaca with fleas who are basically his best friends. The other animals think it’s weird …

Zak is a PomPom duck obsessed with his own reflection. He’s gorgeous (according to Zak) …

Hilda is a tiny cow with a mighty attitude. The big cows laugh at her, but she gives as good as she gets—with extra sass …

Teri is the head bee of the chimney hive. She zips, zooms, and zaps with importance. If the house is buzzing …

Levi is a lost seagull who lives by the river because he forgot where the sea is. He delivers things for the swans …

Pita is a mole who’s always thinking. She talks in numbers, doodles equations in the dirt, and sometimes forgets …

Ash is the leader of the frog fix-it crew. If something’s broken, missing, or confusing—Ash probably has a toadally good plan …

Orla is a musical fish who lives in Yemi’s beak like it’s a luxury condo. She sings in bubbles and occasionally flops …

Yemi is a stylish heron who has travelled the world (or at least the river). He speaks several languages …

Hutch is a rabbit who knows everything about everyone—or at least, he says he does. He’s a gossip with big ears …

Reta is a robin who acts like she runs the garden (and maybe she does?). She bosses everyone around …

Laydee is gentle, quiet, and wise. She’s had a tough time, but now she watches over Erik like a big sister with whiskers …

Riley is a sneaky stray cat who always looks guilty—even when he’s not (which is rare). He’s the kind of cat who …

Chiklet is Chicken’s baby, and everything takes him a while to figure out. He’s the slowest baby wood pigeon in the sky …

Chicken is a wood pigeon the size of, well… a chicken. He waddles like royalty, stares into space, and once tried to land on …

Gerti the tortoise lives under a shrub and is roughly a million years old (probably). She grumbles, grunts …

Gus is Jinx’s dad, the sneakiest, most suspiciously limpy fox around. He says wise things while scratching his ear …

Jinx is a fox cub with too much energy and way too many ideas. He likes sneaking, squeaking, and surprising …

Pipo lives in the pond and smells like it too. She likes popping out when no one expects it and making others jump …

Loc is a thoughtful mouse in a speedy wheelchair and the calm to Fifi’s chaos …

Fifi is a small mouse with a big voice. She shouts everything—even “whispers.” She zips around like a furry firework …

Lofty is an albino bat who’s allergic to subtlety. She crashes, she giggles, she confuses light bulbs with the moon …

Birdi is a blackbird who only tweets. Literally. He doesn’t speak in words, he speaks in dramatic, unpredictable …

Twitwit was born with a little wing that doesn’t work quite right—which means flying is out but bouncing…

If sleeping were a sport, Hix would have a gold medal, a nap hat, and his own line of pyjamas …