Mr Fitchelstein’s Safari Company

Join Fitchy on a safari with a difference with his best friend Bobo, Philemon the frog, Helen the hedgehog,  Mr Mustard the bear, Miss Kitty and Buddy the cow-giraffe. But can they get past The Buster?

Mr Fitchelstein’s friends are sad because they see people going on safari, going out in trucks and seeing  all sorts of new and exciting things. They want to go on safari too. The problem is Mr Fitchelstein, Fitchy,  is a baby and his friends are his toys. Bobo, the doll, and Fitchy’s best friend, and Mr Fitchelstein decide  that they must do something because they don’t like seeing their friends sad.  They decide that they will use Fitchy’s playpen on wheels as a safari truck and Fitchy and Bobo will be  the safari guides. Instead of going out into the bush to see the Big 5, this safari will be around the house  where they experience exciting things like seeing the funny Gammy and the colourful flowers in the  garden, have a scary but exciting encounter with the fierce Buster, and listen to Mommy play her guitar and sing them a song that puts everyone to sleep. 

This delightful book, illustrated with the soft gentleness of Elizabeth Pulles’ paintings, turns the idea of a safari on its head while showing that beautiful and exciting things can be found in your own home if  only you take a moment to pay attention.