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The Scarecrows' Wedding Foiled Edition

Julia Donaldson author Axel Scheffler illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Scholastic

Published:9th Oct '25

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The best wedding ever, the best wedding yet, the wedding that no one will ever forget! 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 shiny foil cover makes this a special gift for toddlers 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 Don't forget to check out Jonty Gentoo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's latest picture book Look out for The Scarecrows' Wedding animation coming Christmas 2025, starring Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Harry Potter) as Harry O'Hay , Jessie Buckley (Hamnet, Wild Rose) as Betty O'Barley, Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda, Slow Horses) as the narrator and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey, The Trip) as Reginald Rake Praise for 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

ISBN: 9780702342431

Dimensions: 278mm x 244mm x 3mm

Weight: 220g

32 pages