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The joyful and heartwarming picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator ofThe Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog.
‘Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay
Were scarecrows. (They scared
Lots of crows every day.)
Harry loved Betty, and Betty loved Harry,
So Harry said, ‘Betty, my beauty let’s marry!”
Two scarecrows are planning the perfect wedding and set off to find everything on their list.
But wicked scarecrow, Reginald Rake, has other ideas and almost ruins their special day. Harry O’Hay must become a hero before he and Betty O’Barley can have the wedding of their dreams.
- Sturdy board pages with softly rounded corners are perfect for little ones
- A wonderfully funny story with drama, humour, originality – and a happy ending from the UK’s number one picture book author and illustrator
- Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot
- From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog, which have all been made into animated films
- Superworm is on BBC One at Christmas with voice artists including Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (narrator), Matt Smith (Superworm) and Rob Brydon (Crow)
- New for September 2022 – look out for The Baddies, the wickedly funny new picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
‘The perfect marriage of rhyme and pictures … A joy from start to finish’ Daily Mail







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