The scarecrows' wedding - Julia Donaldson

'The perfect marriage of rhyme and pictures ... A joy from start
to finish'Daily Mail

'Fabulous rhymes that are a joy to read out, wowey illustrations
and winks to the grown-up' Sunday Times

The joyful and heartwarming picture book from the number
one bestselling author and illustrator ofThe Gruffalo, Stick
ManandZog.

'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.

• Hardcover format comes with a protective dust jacket to make
  this a special gift for a lifetime


• 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


• Smeds and Smoos is on BBC One at Christmas 2022
  with voice artists including
  Sally Hawkins, Adjoa Andoh,
  and Rob Brydon


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  the wickedly funny new picture book by Julia Donaldson
  and Axel Scheffler.