He has been named as the best-selling illustrator in the UK for three years in a row, and he is the UK’s libraries' most-borrowed illustrator. But instead of keeping him safe, the cotton wool attracts the attention of every fierce creature imaginable little boys, ducks, even foxes! Overprotect your offspring and watch them succumb to the evils of the world MUCH FASTER than if you'd merely let them take their lumps along the way.

As Colin has adventures throughout the day he loses bits of his cotton here and there but he survives! This is a story about a kid who ends the book by walking off into the sunset to find his own way, dangers all around.As a result, little Colin goes off all the time, and though bad things do sometimes happen, it's definitely worth it in the end.

But instead of keeping him safe, the cotton wool attracts the attention of every fierce creature imaginable - little boys, ducks, even foxes! 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. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.When it comes to comparing him to his nine brothers and sisters, Colin is clearly the smallest mouse of them all. So small that his Mom only agrees to allow him outside into the great big world if she can wrap him in cottonwool. Multi-award-winning Tony Ross has become one of the best-known creators of original and traditional picture books and his work has been published all over the world. If she hadn't wrapped him in cotton then he wouldn't have been mistaken for a snowball, a piece of delicious bread, or a fat white rabbit.