The Scarecrows' Wedding

'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.

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