Clary, Julian

The Bolds, a family of hyenas who have gone undercover as humans, shock their neighbors with their actions--Mr. Bold scavenges in neighbors' garbage, Mrs. Bold makes hats from egg boxes and chicken bones, Bobby always is chewing on table legs, and Betty chases her brother while he is doing so and laughs with a cackle. Of course, no family is ordinary, but their neighbors don't seem to pick up on the ruse.

The Bolds, a family of hyenas masquerading as humans, have problems during a camping vacation at the beach, including stopping a dognapper.

"For once, Teddington's wildest family have decided to stay at home and keep their heads down. It isn't always easy hiding tails and fur under clothes, and it's important not to raise suspicion among their human neighbors. But when a very sly fox starts making a big nuisance of himself, it's up to the Bolds to stop him"--Publisher.

"The Bolds are a family of hyenas living as humans in a suburban house. But now their kindness to animal waifs and strays has become legendary, and more and more animals keep turning up to stay!"--.

Two hyenas from Africa find a pair of passports (memo: do not go swimming in a crocodile pool), and move to Teddington, England, where they live suburban lives, hold jobs, and raise their children to hide their tails and act human--the only trouble is old Mr. McNumpty, their nosy neighbor, who is hiding a secret of his own.