She had her first picture book published by Andersen at the age of 21, and has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize (Tadpole's Promise), the Nasen Special Needs Award (Susan Laughs), the Sheffield Children's Book Award (Who's in The Loo) and the Red House Children's Book Award (Bottoms Up). This book is about a little mouse name Colin and he was the smallest out of all his brothers and sisters and his mom wouldn't let him go out and play because she didn't want him to get hurt.

A sweet story that helps children see why parents can be so protective, and that we may need to prove to our parents over time that we can be independent. When it comes to comparing him to his nine brothers and sisters, Colin is clearly the smallest mouse of them all. Go through the shelves of your local library and you'll eventually find some didactic tract (nine times out of ten written by a celebrity) that is trying to teach kids this lesson or that lesson with varying degrees of success. Worried that he isn't as tough as the others, Colin's mother overprotects and babies the little mouse, preventing him from ever involving himself in what she might deem a "dangerous" situation. But soon enough he realizes that the cotton is a bit more of a hindrance than anyone could have imagined.She won't let him outside because she fears that he will get hurt--after all, he's a very small mouse.

His mom is overprotective, finally allowing him outside, only if he is completely protected in a wrapping of cotton. His mother refuses to let him play outside with his brothers and sisters unless he is wrapped in a big fluffy ball of cotton wool. Tony’s books have been shortlisted for the The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards ( Slug Needs a Hug) and the Kate Greenaway ( Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers), and Tadpole’s Promise won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize. Fun to read, ideal for graduations, not too shabby for kids, and fabulous for overprotective adults, this is a picture book for all types, in all seasons.

The fox might look a little too scary for a very young reader but adds the right amount of thrill for a 4year old!