Molly, Olive and Dexter
Part of the collectionCatherine Rayner→Best for 5–7s ready to read short illustrated chapters, gentle, friendship-led, very safe.
- Books4 / 4
- Arcs1
- Span2023–2025
- StatusOngoing
The series
At a glance.
An early-reader / very-young chapter-book series about three small woodland animal friends (a mouse, a fox cub, a duckling) and their everyday adventures: guessing games, hide-and-seek, bedtime fears. Manageable for newly-independent readers, full-colour throughout, and very gently calibrated. Four books published 2023–2025.
Best for 5–7s ready to read short illustrated chapters, gentle, friendship-led, very safe.
Read in any order; each book is a contained little story.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- IStandalone collection arcLow sensitivity
Three friends in the woods
Four early-reader collections featuring the same three small woodland animal friends.
Episodic, gentle, friendship-led. Each volume centres on a small social or emotional situation (sharing, hide-and-seek, fear of the dark). Wholly safe; very bedtime-friendly.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
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- Best fit · 5–7
- Read aloud · 4–7
- Independent · 5–7
Reluctant-reader friendliness
Very high
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Adult crossover
Low
Grows with the reader
Not especially
Sensitivity envelope
Low overall, and consistent.
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
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