The Scarecrows' Wedding

Paperback Published on: 04/08/2016
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Synopsis

'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

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 cigar-smoking 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.

The bestselling book is now available with a high-quality audio

CD, brilliantly performed by award-winning actress, Imelda Staunton.

The CD contains the full story with music, The Scarecrows'

Wedding Listening Game and the brand-new Scarecrows' Wedding Song,

which was written specially for this CD by Julia Donaldson.

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

The animated film of Tabby McTat stars

voice artists including Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) as the narrator,

Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey) as Fred, Sope Dirisu (Gangs

of London) as Tabby McTat, alongside Cariad Lloyd, Joanna Scanlan

and Susan Wokoma.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Scholastic
  • ISBN: 9781407164618
  • Number of pages: 32
  • Dimensions: 233 x 249 x 4 mm
  • Interest age: From 3 years
  • Weight: 240g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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xhe Scarecrows' Wedding
Donaldson at her best
I brought this for my niece and nephew as a great addition to their already bursting bookcase. They absolutely loved it. Reginald Rake really reminded us o... READ MORE
Kirsty Alton
xhe Scarecrows' Wedding
Another great book from Julia Donaldson
The wordplay is beautifully judged, with illustrations that compliment and amuse. The artwork is superb, as might be expected. I was surprised to see a ch... READ MORE
Brenda