Mr. Ape

About this book

Archibald Peregrine Edmund Spring-Russell ("Ape " for short) is thrilled to be living alone for the first time in his life. Now he can finally fill his fifteen-bedroom house exactly as he pleases -- with twelve big brown hens! But Ape doesnt stop there. Soon there are guinea pigs in the dining room canaries in the music room and a talking parrot in the kitchen. Lucky for Ape he has friends like Joe and Jake -- two Gypsies whose caravan is parked nearby -- to lend a helping hand. But when an accident leaves his mansion in ruins Ape will have to decide whats truly important... his old house or his new friends.