Three friends. One big, beautiful world.

The children's book series by Rachael Scherf, where a bear explorer, a professor rabbit and a clown cow prove no sea is too vast to sail and no mountain too high to climb.

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Digby, a white rabbit professor in a brown hat, round glasses, purple scarf and carrot tie, holding a book and telescope. Alfie Biscuit, a smiling brown bear explorer in an olive vest with a biscuit medallion. Hot Socks, a dancing black-and-white cow in a backwards blue cap, red leg warmers and a green backpack.

Every bedtime deserves an adventure

From Big Ben to Table Mountain, every Alfie Biscuit story is a real journey: drawn by hand, painted with sea spray, and travelled with courage and loyalty by three very different friends.

"No sea is too vast to sail, no land too treacherous to trek and no mountain too high to climb." (from the back cover of Book One)

A painted scene of a great wave sweeping between Big Ben in London and Table Mountain in South Africa.
The series

Three adventures, so far

The Adventure Begins

The journey that starts it all: out of the UK, across the globe, with courage, loyalty and a very good biscuit.

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Plettenberg Bay

Surf's up on the Garden Route. The trio takes on the big blue, one wave at a time.

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The Karoo

Big skies, red earth and starry nights in South Africa's wide-open heart.

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The journey

From London, all the way south

A hand-drawn map: a dotted route leaves the United Kingdom, sails down the west coast of Africa past little sailboats and a camel, rounds the Cape and arrives at the South African flag.
  1. London, UK

    Where the adventure begins. Book One sets sail.

  2. The open sea

    Down the west coast of Africa, one little red-flagged boat on a big blue ocean.

  3. Plettenberg Bay

    Home waters, and home of the surfing adventure.

  4. The Karoo

    Inland under the biggest sky in South Africa.

Alfie Biscuit, Digby and Hot Socks walking together, leaving little golden footprints.

Written in South Africa by Rachael Scherf, a well-seasoned traveller, and illustrated by hand by Jane Pitchford.

The series is loosely based on Rachael's alter egos: the explorer, the professor and the frivolous clown.

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