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* [[UnclePennybags Aunt Pennybags]]: Hilda is rich, implied in the books and confirmed in the supplementary material below.

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* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://hildaandrichie.blogspot.com author’s blog]] about Hilda and Richie features lots more information such as their last names, Hilda being Richie’s legal guardian and Hilda being an OldMoney millioinaire.

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The [[http://hildaandrichie.blogspot.com author’s blog]] about Hilda and Richie features lots more information such as their last names, Hilda being Richie’s legal guardian and Hilda being an OldMoney millioinaire.
** A free e-book "Meet Hilda and Richie" is available online. It covers some of the above information as well as other details such as their home country Foxland.


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* MicroMonarchy: As established in "Meet Hilda and Richie", the two protagonists live in Foxland, a small country bordered by Switzerland and Austria.
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No relation to the animated series ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'', the newspaper comic ''ComicStrip/BroomHilda'' or BrawnHilda.

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The book features [[FunnyAnimal a pair of anthropomorphic red foxes]]: Hilda, an adult female wearing fancy dresses, and Richie, a fox pup and AudienceSurrogate. On one day, Richie is wandering in Hilda’s BigFancyHouse unable to find her but hears a series of popping noises. Richie decides to investigate, hearing the noise coming from a nearby
room; he finds Hilda sitting on a couch with a fan in her hand and chewing on something. Richie asks Hilda what’s in her mouth. Hilda’s answer isn’t verbal. She playfully winks at Richie, lowers her fan…and blows a big bubble gum bubble!

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The book features [[FunnyAnimal a pair of anthropomorphic red foxes]]: Hilda, an adult female wearing fancy dresses, and Richie, a fox pup and AudienceSurrogate. On one day, Richie is wandering in Hilda’s BigFancyHouse unable to find her but hears a series of popping noises. Richie decides to investigate, hearing the noise coming from a nearby
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nearby; he finds Hilda sitting on a couch with a fan in her hand and chewing on something. Richie asks Hilda what’s in her mouth. Hilda’s answer isn’t verbal. She playfully winks at Richie, lowers her fan…and blows a big bubble gum bubble!


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* TemptingFate: After giving Richie a silver pendant, Hilda warns him not to lose or break it. Guess what happens.

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A second book ''Hilda and Richie’s Wizard'' has been announced for 2022.

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A second book ''Hilda and Richie’s Wizard'' has been announced for 2022.was published in March 2022. This time, Hilda gives Richie [[MementoMacGuffin a silver pendant once belonging to her uncle]]. She warns him not to lose it...and he does while playing outside. Richie then meets a mysterious wizard named Mr. Abra who helps Richie with his magic and teaches him AnAesop along the way.



* BubbleGumPopping: Played straight as a major plot device in the book. Both foxes blow bubble gum bubbles bigger than possible from a single piece of gum and end up getting themselves both CoveredInGunge.

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* BubbleGumPopping: Played straight as a major plot device in the first book. Both foxes blow bubble gum bubbles bigger than possible from a single piece of gum and end up getting themselves both CoveredInGunge.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Hilda is officially introduced in the book, her purple dress implies she’s a ProperLady, she sits on an ornate couch with a hand fan…and she blows bubble gum.
* FirstNameBasis: Throughout the book, Richie always addresses Hilda by her first name rather than any honorifics such as "Lady Hilda" or "Ms. Hilda" in spite of her being an adult with authority over him.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Hilda is officially introduced in the first book, her purple dress implies she’s a ProperLady, she sits on an ornate couch with a hand fan…and she blows bubble gum.
* FirstNameBasis: Throughout the book, books, Richie always addresses Hilda by her first name rather than any honorifics such as "Lady Hilda" or "Ms. Hilda" in spite of her being an adult with authority over him.



* HonestyAesop: The lesson of ''Hilda and Richie's Wizard''. Unlike other examples of this trope, Richie doesn't outright lie to Hilda; he reveals he was just too scared to tell her the truth.
* ImpossibleTask: Richie's punishment from Mr. Abra for not telling Hilda about their encounter; he sends Richie into a room full of trinkets and orders him to find the silver pendant.
* MementoMacGuffin: The silver pendant Richie wears in ''Hilda and Richie's Wizard''; losing it leads Richie to meet the wizard Mr. Abra.



* PinkMeansFeminine: Hilda's dress in ''Hilda and Richie's Wizard'' is an orange-pink color.



* TrueBlueFemininity: Hilda’s other dress is this color.

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* RobeAndWizardHat: The wizard Mr. Abra wears both of these.
* TrueBlueFemininity: In the first book, Hilda’s other dress is this color.
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* OrangeBlueContrast: Both foxes are colored orange; Richie plays this straight through most of the first book as he wears blue clothes, contrasting his orange fur. Hilda downplays this as her default wardrobe color is purple but does wear a light blue dress towards the end of the first book.
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* WebFirst: Back in 2017, a very early version of ''Hilda and Richie'' was serialized on a Google blog.
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* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Richie plays this trope straight; he is not shown wearing shoes, though he wears a shirt and pants.
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* CensorSuds: While taking a bath with Richie, Hilda is covered up by soap suds. Justified as this is a children's book.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://hildaandrichie.blogspot.com.com author’s blog]] about Hilda and Richie features lots more information such as their last names, Hilda being Richie’s legal guardian and Hilda being an OldMoney millioinaire.

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* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://hildaandrichie.blogspot.com.com author’s blog]] about Hilda and Richie features lots more information such as their last names, Hilda being Richie’s legal guardian and Hilda being an OldMoney millioinaire.

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* CanonWelding: Confirmed [[http://sunnyvillestories.com/2021/01/hilda-and-richie-are-part-of-sunnyville/ to exist]] in [[TheVerse the same universe]] as ''ComicBook/SunnyvilleStories'' and ''ComicBook/DominicAndClaire''. Hilda and Richie could even be spotted in an EarlyBirdCameo in one Sunnyville issue!



* FirstNameBasis: Throughout the book, Richie always addresses Hilda by her first name rather than any honorifics such as "Lady Hilda" or "Ms. Hilda" in spite of her being an adult with authority over him.



* TheVerse: Confirmed [[http://sunnyvillestories.com/2021/01/hilda-and-richie-are-part-of-sunnyville/ to exist]] in the same universe as ''ComicBook/SunnyvilleStories''. Hilda and Richie could even be spotted in an EarlyBirdCameo in one Sunnyville issue!

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* TheVerse: Confirmed [[http://sunnyvillestories.com/2021/01/hilda-and-richie-are-part-of-sunnyville/ to exist]] in the same universe as ''ComicBook/SunnyvilleStories''. Hilda and Richie could even be spotted in an EarlyBirdCameo in one Sunnyville issue!
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* TheVerse: Confirmed [[http://sunnyvillestories.com/2021/01/hilda-and-richie-are-part-of-sunnyville/ to exist]] in the same universe as ''ComicBook/SunnyvilleStories''. Hilda and Richie could even be spotted in an EarlyBirdCameo in one Sunnyville issue!
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* NameAndName: Both characters are in the title.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Hilda is officially introduced in the book, her purple dress implies she’s a ProperLady, she sits on an ornate couch with a hand fan…and she blows bubble gum.

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* CunningLikeAFox: Played straight with Richie as he comes up with an idea on how to stop any more bubble gum messes.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Hilda is officially introduced in the book, her purple dress implies she’s a ProperLady, she sits on an ornate couch with a hand fan…and she blows bubble gum.gum.
* FunnyAnimal: Both Hilda and Richie qualify.
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''Hilda and Richie'' is a children’s book written and illustrated by Max West, published by Different Mousetrap Press and released in March 2021 after being funded on Website/{{Kickstarter}}.

The book features [[FunnyAnimal a pair of anthropomorphic red foxes]]: Hilda, an adult female wearing fancy dresses, and Richie, a fox pup and AudienceSurrogate. On one day, Richie is wandering in Hilda’s BigFancyHouse unable to find her but hears a series of popping noises. Richie decides to investigate, hearing the noise coming from a nearby
room; he finds Hilda sitting on a couch with a fan in her hand and chewing on something. Richie asks Hilda what’s in her mouth. Hilda’s answer isn’t verbal. She playfully winks at Richie, lowers her fan…and blows a big bubble gum bubble!

Richie gets interested and wants to try bubble gum too. Soon though, both foxes end up in a mess. How can they get out?

A second book ''Hilda and Richie’s Wizard'' has been announced for 2022.

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!!This book has the following tropes:
* AudienceSurrogate: Richie. Being a children’s book, he is a fox pup and meant for children to identify with.
* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://hildaandrichie.blogspot.com.com author’s blog]] about Hilda and Richie features lots more information such as their last names, Hilda being Richie’s legal guardian and Hilda being an OldMoney millioinaire.
* BubbleGumPopping: Played straight as a major plot device in the book. Both foxes blow bubble gum bubbles bigger than possible from a single piece of gum and end up getting themselves both CoveredInGunge.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Hilda is officially introduced in the book, her purple dress implies she’s a ProperLady, she sits on an ornate couch with a hand fan…and she blows bubble gum.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Many of the paintings, portraits and statues seen in Hilda’s mansion frequently are shown looking at the characters or even reacting to them.
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Hilda wears a frilly dress this color.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Hilda’s other dress is this color.

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