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By: Julia Donaldson | Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
'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.