A quest for the perfect nesting spot leads to an unlikely and dangerous friendship. Jemima Puddle-Duck is annoyed because the farmer's wife refuses to let her hatch her own eggs. Determined to find a secret nesting place far from the farm, she sets off on a journey over the hills. Deep in the wood, she meets a charming, "sandy-whiskered" gentleman with a long bushy tail and a beautiful house. He kindly offers Jemima a shed full of soft feathers to lay her eggs. But this hospitable stranger has a hidden appetite, and Jemima is too simple to see the danger.

Can Kep the collie and two fox-hound puppies reach the wood in time to save Jemima from her "kind" new friend? Experience Beatrix Potter's beloved tale of persistence and peril, featuring vibrant new artwork.