'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 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
Smeds and Smoos is on BBC One at Christmas 2022
with voice artists including Sally Hawkins, Adjoa Andoh,
and Rob Brydon
Check out Julia and Axel's The Baddies,
the wickedly funny new picture book by Julia Donaldson
and Axel Scheffler.
