The Cast
16 characters across the Timblemoon books, with the art from the series. The cast grows with every new story.
The hill, the lane and the Long Hall
Girl, seven · the one out in front
Hazel is seven and never far from her lantern. She walks at the front of every procession, sings the loudest at the caroling, and is usually the first to decide what happens next.
The look — Auburn bob with a pumpkin-orange bow, mustard oversized knit sweater, rust-and-cream striped scarf, red rain boots, brass hand lantern.
Every Timblemoon book · leads Hazel Starts Again (New Year)
Boy, six · the one with the hat
Bram is six, freckled, and always in a hat a size too big — a pumpkin in autumn, a cranberry beanie once the snow comes. His socks have never matched and never will.
The look — Sandy hair, freckles, forest-green coat, brown boots, mismatched socks. Winter: cranberry beanie with a cream pom-pom, cream mittens, a kraft-brown gift box tied with red ribbon.
Every Timblemoon book · leads What Bram Gave Away (Christmas)
Tiny bat · the first light
Pip is a very small round bat with ears bigger than the rest of him put together — usually somewhere overhead, always carrying the smallest lantern on the hill.
The look — Charcoal-violet fur, dusty lavender wing membranes, huge ears, red knitted earmuffs, tin thermos, folded paper map.
Leads Pip's Small Light (autumn) · every book after
Small round ghost · the quiet one
Puff goes everywhere with a nightlight and a patchwork quilt, and notices the things the others miss. On Christmas morning, the box by the door is Puff's.
The look — Round and translucent white-blue with warm cream highlights, pale mint pom-pom beanie, small amber nightlight, patchwork quilt in rust and moss. No arms or hands — ever.
Every Timblemoon book
Cat baker · the Long Hall kitchen
Soot is a chunky charcoal cat in a white baker's hat whose kitchen feeds the whole hill — and who learns the hard way that nobody does it alone.
The look — Charcoal-black fur with warm grey highlights, cream apron with one pocket, white baker's hat, curled tail, wooden rolling pin, tray of golden cookies.
Leads Soot Bakes It All (Thanksgiving) · every book
Scarecrow · the storyteller
The hill's storyteller: a kindly scarecrow of burlap and straw with a stitched smile, a worn storybook under one arm, and a small red-breasted bird on his shoulder.
The look — Burlap-tan face with a stitched smile, straw-gold tufts, brown floppy hat, patched moss-green and rust coat with wooden buttons, worn storybook, red-breasted bird.
Every Timblemoon book · frame narrator of the Salix stories
Upright turkey · harvest
An upright turkey with a grand fan of tail feathers, a knitted cap with an acorn in the brim, and a basket that is somehow always full of acorns.
The look — Warm bronze-brown feathers with cream tail tips, rust-red knitted cap with acorn and oak leaves, mustard scarf, tan basket heaped with acorns.
Pip's Small Light · Soot Bakes It All
Harvest-table girl
Plum arrives with a golden lattice pie in both hands and a sprig of wheat in her apron pocket. She belongs to the harvest table and the autumn books.
The look — Warm chestnut hair, deep plum headscarf, moss-green shawl, cream apron over a rust dress, wheat sprig in the pocket, brown boots, golden lattice pie.
Pip's Small Light · Soot Bakes It All
Arrives with the snow in Book 03
Girl elf · named for light
Ember carries a brass lantern and rarely puts it down. She and Wick are a pair, and both are named for light — the thread that runs through every Timblemoon book.
The look — Forest-green tunic, cranberry-red pointed hat with a curled tip, cream leggings with red stripes, brown belt, curl-toed boots, brass hand lantern glowing warm gold.
Christmas cast · What Bram Gave Away
Boy elf · named for light
Wick has a candle in one hand and a wrapped gift under the other arm. Ember's partner; the two of them are never far apart.
The look — Deep cranberry tunic, forest-green pointed hat with a curled tip, brown buckled belt, curl-toed boots, kraft-brown gift tied with cream twine, cream candle with a gold flame.
Christmas cast · What Bram Gave Away
Father Christmas · the old kind
Timblemoon's Santa is the folkloric traveller, not the modern red suit. He sits in the big carved chair at the far end of the Long Hall.
The look — Deep evergreen hooded cloak with red stitched patches, red knitted scarf, tan woven belt, leather satchel, brass lantern on a gnarled staff, snow-cream beard. Green dominates; red is trim.
Christmas cast · What Bram Gave Away
Lantern-keeper and knitter
When the snow lies deep she takes her ladder down Lantern Lane and lights every lamp to the Big Oak and back, knitting basket on her arm. She is her own woman.
The look — Christmas-red dress with knitted kerchief, moss-green pinned shawl, cream patched apron, silver-grey braid, brown boots, tan basket with needles and red yarn, brass hand lantern.
Christmas cast · opens What Bram Gave Away
Reindeer · the grown one
The grown reindeer of the trio — four-legged, calm, with brass jingle bells on a cranberry collar that you hear before you see.
The look — Warm tan-brown coat, cream chest tuft and muzzle, soft brown branching antlers, brass jingle bells on a cranberry collar. Plain nose — no red nose, deliberately.
Christmas cast · What Bram Gave Away
Reindeer · the older child
The older child of the reindeer trio: upright, long-lashed, with an evergreen garland collar, a berry sprig behind one ear and a bow at her tail.
The look — Soft fawn coat, cream muzzle and belly, soft brown antlers, long lashes, evergreen garland collar with cranberry berries, berry sprig behind one ear, cranberry bow at the tail.
Christmas cast · What Bram Gave Away
Reindeer · the littlest
The littlest reindeer — short and round, stubby antlers, a cranberry scarf, and a four-leaf-clover blaze on the forehead for luck.
The look — Upright and round, soft caramel coat, cream muzzle and belly, stubby brown antlers, moss-green four-leaf-clover blaze, cranberry knitted scarf. Plain nose — no red nose.
Christmas cast · What Bram Gave Away
The weeping willow sub-line
The weeping willow · sub-line lead
An old weeping willow with a face where the trunk meets the crown, his longest branches trailing into a beach cove. Country animals come to him with a trouble, and he answers with a story.
The look — Face in silver bark tones; extra-long weeping branches form his beard and mustache; leaf tufts for eyebrows; branches trail into shallows glistening with rainbow iridescence.
Salix: The Weeping Willow Stories (print sub-line)
The Big Oak on the hill · Lantern Lane · the Long Hall at the foot of the Big Oak · Soot’s kitchen · Salix’s beach cove.