The Grumpy Mole gets a Digger is off to an encouraging start in 2026 with a positive review on WhatBookNext.com: ‘The bright, full colour illustrations of The Grumpy Mole Gets A Digger are full of action, and the perfect rhyme is fun to read again and again for digger mad listeners.’ (The illustrations are by Minky Stapleton of course.)

WHERE TO BUY

The Grumpy Mole and The Grumpy Mole gets a Digger are both available from this website: www.johnevanharris.com/shop. Or from Dorothy Butler’s bookshop in Ponsonby, and Time Out in Mt Eden.