Freddy field mouse is small, brown and timid, and one day he gets quite a shock! After moving from the countryside to London town, everything seems bigger, noisier and unknown. His meeting with a special friend leads to many adventures through which he learns lessons. Sometimes those lessons are happy ones, sometimes they are sad, but always Freddy goes to bed looking forward to what adventures the next day will bring. He discovers that friendships can last forever, and that his friends don’t have to be just like him. The big wide world can seem a scary place, but with a special friend at your side, you can face anything together. Freddy’s story begins with his first day at school, a place where lots of friendships are made and those special friends suddenly become the centre of your life.