Delightful, but not lovely; clever, but not unique. Recommended for fans of fables, of Bill Peet and for budding ecologists. ( )

This book is a modern fantasy about woodland animals who band together in order to save themselves from the hunters. The smallest of all, the gnats, come to the group with a plan but no one will listen. When the hunters finally come it is the gnats who save the day leaving the woodland animals indebted.