The animals in Baxter's Barn have a pretty good life. They eat, work, sleep. Until one day, Burdock, the new cat, overhears Dewey and his brother arguing. What Burdock overhears starts a desperate move to escape from the barn. You see, Dewey is planning on setting the barn on fire.
The reader is not given much information about why Dewey wants or feels he needs to set the barn on fire. As an older reader it was apparent to me but I think younger readers would miss the insurance scheme and might need a bit of background knowledge. The interplay between the animal characters and the plot itself was fun and everything came together well in the end.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. Not a favorite - but a good anuimal fantasy.
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