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Best-selling Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have paired up again for a rollickingly good picture book. Scarecrows Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay have stood next to each other in a field for some time. Now they are planning to get married and they want to have ‘the best wedding yet’.
But the rascally Reginald Rake looks set to scupper their good intentions. Can Betty and Harry save the day? Funny and touching and filled with some familiar looking creatures! ~ Julia Eccleshare
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About The Scarecrows' Wedding
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!"
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The Scarecrows' Wedding Synopsis
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
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780702342431 |
| Publication date: |
9th October 2025 |
| Author: |
Julia Donaldson |
| Illustrator: |
Axel Scheffler |
| Publisher: |
Alison Green Books an imprint of Scholastic |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
32 pages |
| Suitable For: |
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About Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages.
Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks.
Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand.
She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature.
Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Click here to read a Q & A with Julia.
Author photo © Steve Ullathorne
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