Step into the exquisite, miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. Step into the exquisite, miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. It is the very end of autumn and Flax and Lily are busy making blankets for the voles in the High Hills. Mr Apple has to deliver the blankets to them before the cold weather sets in and Wilfred Toadflax is eager to go along. He is convinced there is gold to be found in the hills beyond Brambly Hedge and this is his chance to discover it. Everything goes to plan until Wilfred scrambles up a rock face and can’t get down. The mist begins to rise and soon Mr Apple and Wilfred are engulfed in a thick white fog, unable to find their way home… “…the most researched-crammed fantasy ever set before small children…” Sunday Times Magazine “Spring Story, Summer Story, Autumn Story and Winter Story are beautiful tales…nostalgic Mums can enjoy them with their own kids” Natasha Harding, Sun The gorgeously illustrated Children’s classic autumn adventure story delighting kids and parents for over 40 years! Jill Barklem was drawn to the natural world ever since childhood. While training as an illustrator at St Martin’s School of Art, her long journeys to college gave her time to escape into the imaginary world of a colony of mice, later to be developed as the enchanting miniature world of Brambly Hedge. The gorgeously illustrated Children’s classic autumn adventure story delighting kids and parents for over 40 years! • 2011 was the 30th anniversary of the mice of Brambly Hedge • Ever since the books were first published, readers have loved exploring the miniature world of the hedgerow and meeting the families that live there • The mice of Brambly Hedge live in perfect harmony with their environment – a theme that has never chimed so perfectly as now • Brambly Hedge has been translated into more than 15 languages, selling over 5 million copies • The mice have appeared on merchandise ranging from china to chocolate, and in an animated television series Competition: Beatrix Potter titles
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