'A charming, even alarming, story about Grindelwinde, a cranky old man who is at war with nature, and the world at large. When he grows annoyed by all the rowdy boys who gather and play in the wood next door, he decides to teach them a lesson, and has all the trees cut down. What follows is a peculiar series of events, in which nature gets its own ... with delightful, magical consequences. It all begins when Grindelwinde wakes one morning to discover a small bird nesting in his beard. He is then attacked by a swarm of bees, then an owl and, well, from there on things just get stranger and stranger, and nature — more and more out-of-control. If you loved Roald Dahl’s books with their quirky sense of humor, you will enjoy this delightful tale.' (Publication summary)
