title: Baby Mice in Brambly Hedge
author:  Jill Barklem 
description: Jill Barklem was born in Epping in 1951. After an accident when she was thirteen, Jill was unable to take part in PE lessons and instead developed her talent for drawing and art. Later, she studied illustration at St Martin's in London. Jill is now a full-time illustrator, working on the series of Brambly Hedge books.
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  ## Contents
  
  
  [Chapter 1: Baby Steps](ch01.html#ch01)
  
  
  [Chapter 2: Twin Trouble](ch02.html#ch02)
  
  
  [Chapter 3: Blamed and Framed](ch03.html#ch03)
  
  
  [Chapter 4: Bow-Wow Bandit](ch04.html#ch04)
  
  
  [Chapter 5: Hide and Sneak](ch05.html#ch05)
  
  
  [Chapter 6: Chew and Clue](ch06.html#ch06)
  
  
  [Chapter 7: In a Jam](ch07.html#ch07)
  
  
  [Chapter 8: Ready, Set, Play!](ch08.html#ch08)
  
  
  ## 1
  
  
  ## Baby Steps
  
  
  Squirrel alert!” eight-year-old Nancy Drew said.
  
  
  Nancy gripped two leashes as a little gray squirrel dashed across the
  sidewalk. Her puppy, Chocolate Chip, pulled at her leash. So did Baby, the
  other dog Nancy was walking.
  
  
  “Stay, Chip!” Nancy ordered. “Stay, Baby! Stay!”
  
  
  “Woof, woof, woof!” Chip barked.
  
  
  “Yip, yip, yip!” Baby yapped.
  
  
  Nancy grunted as she tugged both leashes. Then she shouted in her loudest
  voice, “Okay, you guys! Cool your jets!”
  
  
  The dogs stopped barking and stared up at Nancy. As the squirrel scurried away
  Nancy took a 