The Ring of Gilly Wood by Ruth Banister
'There he is,' whispered vixen. | 'It's true then,' said buck rabbit. | 'He's just a small mole,' said doe rabbit. | 'He's not just a mole,' said vixen. | A great queen loses a ring. Hundreds of years later a ring slips onto the paw of a young mole. The mole grows to be a wise and trusted leader of Gilly Wood and all the animals that live there. But a great threat is coming. Can one small mole save a whole valley? Mole sets out to do just that with friends he makes along the way and the strange thing on his paw...