Rainbow's End Treasury, Volume I

Children's Books

Patience, Jane

Animals

Talewater Press

Rainbow's End Treasury: Volume 2

Patience, John

Fern Hollow is a wonderful place to live. Ask Professor Sigmund Swamp or old Brock Gruffy to tell you about their lovely little village and they will talk all day and yet hardly have begun. They will tell you that Fern Hollow nestles at the foot of the trees of Windy Wood and that through the village runs the sparkling ribbon of the River Ferny.\nThe animals of Fern Hollow are all good friends and neighbours, and if you are a stranger they will make you feel at home in next to no time.\nIn this title:\nThe day for the annual seaside trip has arrived and the Fern Hollow animals are all filled with excitement. Granny Bouncer enjoys a trip to the seaside as much as anyone but she is quietly concentrating on her knitting and, as it turns out, a good thing too!\nFern Hollow railway station was packed with excited animals; buying tickets, showing off new buckets and spades and exclaiming to each other what a perfectly beautiful day it was. As was usual for this occasion, a special train had been booked and as it drew into the station puffing out steam and smoke, an enormous cheer went up from the children.\nEventually, everyone had got themselves settled in the train and was impatient to be off, but there was a problem. Granny Bouncer had not yet arrived. "Perhaps she isn't well," some animals suggested. "Maybe she has forgotten about the trip," others said. At last, just as the train was about to leave without her, Granny came running down the platform. "I forgot my knitting," she panted, waving a multicoloured object on the end of her needles. "I had to go back for it."\nThis is one of the stories from original series three of the 17 titles in the 1980s classic Tales from Fern Hollow series. This gentle story, written and illustrated by John Patience, has eight detailed, colourful and cheerful double-page spreads of illustrations in traditional style depicting the animal characters of the village of Fern Hollow, tucked away somewhere in the countryside of Edwardian England. As the inhabitants of Fern Hollow go about their daily lives, there are small adventures to enjoy and little mishaps to overcome. Everyone lends a helping hand and there's always a happy ending - and usually a feast for everyone to share in celebration.\nThe map on the endpapers helps children find their way around the village and appears in every single title in the Fern Hollow series. Children really love the map and enjoy pointing out where all their favourite Fern Hollow Characters live and all the stories take place.\nThese stories of animal folk have an enduring charm. A generation of people who had the Fern Hollow stories as children are now buying the books to read with their own children. Parents who read the books with their children back in the 1980s are now enjoying them all over again with their grandchildren.\nThe gentle and charming Fern Hollow stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980.

Granny Bouncer's Rescue (Tales from Fern Hollow)

JOHN PATIENCE

Fern Hollow is a wonderful place to live. Ask Professor Sigmund Swamp or old Brock Gruffy to tell you about their lovely little village and they will talk all day and yet hardly have begun. They will tell you that Fern Hollow nestles at the foot of the trees of Windy Wood and that through the village runs the sparkling ribbon of the River Ferny.\nThe animals of Fern Hollow are all good friends and neighbours, and if you are a stranger they will make you feel at home in next to no time.\nIn this title:\nFern Hollow's Midsummer Banquet is set to be extra special because everyone will be dressed in medieval costume. Unfortunately, Lord Trundle somehow manages to get himself trapped in the tower of a ruined castle. Does this mean the Banquet will be called off?\n"In a few days it would be time for the Midsummer Banquet to be held at Trundleberry Manor. In his attic, Lord Trundle was rummaging around looking for the candelabras and punch bowl which he had stored away after the previous year's celebrations. "Now, where did I put them?" he muttered. "Perhaps they are in this chest."\n"Opening the chest, he found, amongst many other things, an old engraving of a medieval castle - FERN HOLLOW CASTLE! "That's rather odd," muttered Lord Trundle. "There's no castle in Fern Hollow these days. It must have fallen into ruins many years ago. But this gives me an idea. This year we will have a medieval Midsummer Banquet and everyone can come in medieval costume."\n"Lord Trundle lost no time in sending out the invitations and soon everyone in the village was talking about the banquet. Mr. and Mrs. Thimble, the Fern Hollow tailors, were kept extremely busy making the medieval costumes and the lights in their windows burned late into the night. When at last the clothes were finished the animals came to try them on. You would hardly have recognised Brock Gruffy, Mr. Bouncer or Mrs. Willowbank in their costumes. They looked splendid!"\nThis is one of the stories from original series three of the 17 titles in the 1980s classic Tales from Fern Hollow series. This gentle story, written and illustrated by John Patience, has eight detailed, colourful and cheerful double-page spreads of illustrations in traditional style depicting the animal characters of the village of Fern Hollow, tucked away somewhere in the countryside of Edwardian England. As the inhabitants of Fern Hollow go about their daily lives, there are small adventures to enjoy and little obstacles to overcome. Everyone lends a helping hand and there's always a happy ending - and usually a feast for everyone to share in celebration.\nThe map on the endpapers helps children find their way around the village and appears in every single title in the Fern Hollow series. Children really love the map and enjoy pointing out where all their favourite Fern Hollow characters live and all the stories take place.\nThese stories of animal folk have an enduring charm. A generation of people who had the Fern Hollow stories as children are now buying the books to read with their own children. Parents who read the books with their children back in the 1980s and 1990s are now enjoying them all over again with their grandchildren.\nThe gentle and charming Fern Hollow stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980.

The Midsummer Banquet

Fern Hollow is a wonderful place to live. Ask Professor Sigmund Swamp or old Brock Gruffy to tell you about their lovely little village and they will talk all day and yet hardly have begun. They will tell you that Fern Hollow nestles at the foot of the trees of Windy Wood and that through the village runs the sparkling ribbon of the River Ferny.\nThe animals of Fern Hollow are all good friends and neighbours, and if you are a stranger they will make you feel at home in next to no time.\nIn this title:\nThe Fern Hollow teacher, Miss Crisp, takes her class on a school trip to Heron Island. All the children are well-behaved except for Pippa and Patch. The two naughty rabbits get lost in the spooky wood. Fortunately, Old Man Heron is around to help them out.\n"Miss Crisp led her class, walking in pairs, down the dusty little road to Trundleberry Manor. When they arrived they found Lord Trundle up a ladder inspecting the roof. He came down, shaking his head sadly. "The roof is in a terrible state," he said. "In fact, the whole of Trundleberry Manor is in desperate need of repair. Unfortunately, I have no money to pay for it! But I don't suppose you want to listen to my troubles. You've come for your nature trip to Heron Island, haven't you?\n"Miss Crisp and her class followed Lord Trundle down to the River Ferny where they found a little boat waiting for them. Everyone climbed on board and Lord Trundle cast off and started the engine. "First stop, Heron Island," he cried. The children cheered loudly. They were all very excited. Patch and Pippa peered over the side of the boat, down into the dark, green water, where they could see the fish darting around beneath them. Patch thought he caught a glimpse of a big, green pike sliding by. "It was just like a submarine," he said."\nThis is one of the stories from original series four of the 17 titles in the 1980s classic Tales from Fern Hollow series. This gentle story, written and illustrated by John Patience, has eight detailed and colourful double-page spreads in traditional style depicting the animal characters of the village of Fern Hollow, tucked away somewhere in the countryside of Edwardian England. As the inhabitants of Fern Hollow go about their daily lives, there are small adventures to enjoy and little obstacles to overcome. Everyone lends a helping hand and there's always a happy ending - and usually a feast for everyone to share in celebration.\nThe map on the endpapers helps children find their way around the village and appears in every single title in the Fern Hollow series. Children really love the map and enjoy pointing out where all their favourite Fern Hollow characters live and all the stories take place.\nThese stories of animal folk have an enduring charm. A generation of people who had the Fern Hollow stories as children are now buying the books to read with their own children. Parents who read the books with their children back in the 1980s and 1990s are now enjoying them all over again with their grandchildren.\nThe gentle and charming Fern Hollow stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980.

Castaways on Heron Island (Tales from Fern Hollow)

Fern Hollow is a wonderful place to live. Ask Professor Sigmund Swamp or old Brock Gruffy to tell you about their lovely little village and they will talk all day and yet hardly have begun. They will tell you that Fern Hollow nestles at the foot of the trees of Windy Wood and that through the village runs the sparkling ribbon of the River Ferny.\nThe animals of Fern Hollow are all good friends and neighbours, and if you are a stranger they will make you feel at home in next to no time.\nIn this title:\nWhen Brock Gruffy the badger inherits an old boat, he decides to turn it into a floating restaurant. His new business venture doesn't get off to a very good start and then a terrible storm floods the village and the boat is swept away.\n"One morning Brock Gruffy received a letter from his cousin, Bill. It read:\nDear Brock, 
As you know, I am very fond of sailing. Recently I have acquired a new boat and I thought you might like my old one. You'll find it on the river, by the old jetty.\nHappy sailing! 
Yours, Bill.\nWhen Brock saw the boat he was rather disappointed. It was badly in need of repair. But the badger was struck with a wonderful idea. "I'll turn it into a floating restaurant," he thought.\nSo, with the help of his old friend Sigmund Swamp, who was very keen to be the waiter on the floating restaurant, Brock set to work. 
"It's perfect," said Sigmund when the repairs were finished. "All we need now are customers!"\nThis is one of the stories from original series four of the 17 titles in the 1980s classic Tales from Fern Hollow series. This gentle story, written and illustrated by John Patience, has eight detailed, colourful and cheerful double-page spreads of illustrations in traditional style depicting the animal characters of the village of Fern Hollow, tucked away somewhere in the countryside of Edwardian England. As the inhabitants of Fern Hollow go about their daily lives, there are small adventures to enjoy and little obstacles to overcome. Everyone lends a helping hand and there's always a happy ending - and usually a feast for everyone to share in celebration.\nThe map on the endpapers helps children find their way around the village and appears in every single title in the Fern Hollow series. Children really love the map and enjoy pointing out where all their favourite Fern Hollow characters live and all the stories take place.\nThese stories of animal folk have an enduring charm. A generation of people who had the Fern Hollow stories as children are now buying the books to read with their own children. Parents who read the books with their children back in the 1980s and 1990s are now enjoying them all over again with their grandchildren.\nThe gentle and charming Fern Hollow stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980.

The Floating Restaurant

Fern Hollow is a wonderful place to live. Ask Professor Sigmund Swamp or old Brock Gruffy to tell you about their lovely little village and they will talk all day and yet hardly have begun. They will tell you that Fern Hollow nestles at the foot of the trees of Windy Wood and that through the village runs the sparkling ribbon of the River Ferny. The animals of Fern Hollow are all good friends and neighbours, and if you are a stranger they will make you feel at home in next to no time. In this title: The annual Village Fête is an important event in the Fern Hollow calendar and all the animals look forward to it enormously. Each year, there are competitions for best vegetable, best painting, best cake and so on, and donkey rides for the little ones. This year there was a mysterious new tent and it ended up being truly a Fête to remember! The day before the Village Fête was all hustle and bustle. The Fern Hollow animals were busy preparing their entries for the various competitions. Mrs. Tuttleebee and her daughter, Heather, were baking a blackberry pie. Brock Gruffy was tending his marrow and Spike Willowbank was putting the finishing touches to his painting. The morning of the fête was bright and clear and everyone was bubbling over with excitement. There were stalls selling all kinds of things. The refreshment tent had been put up and Farmer Bramble was taking children for rides on Hazel, the donkey. But the thing that aroused the most interest was the funny little tent in the far corner of the field and the person in a bright costume standing at its entrance. "Come and have your fortune told!" he cried. '"The world-famous fortune teller will gaze into her crystal ball and foretell your future. "I'll give it a try," said Brock Gruffy. This is one of the stories from original series four of the 17 titles in the 1980s classic Tales from Fern Hollow series. This gentle story, written and illustrated by John Patience, has eight detailed, colourful and cheerful double-page spreads of illustrations in traditional style depicting the animal characters of the village of Fern Hollow, tucked away somewhere in the countryside of Edwardian England. As the inhabitants of Fern Hollow go about their daily lives, there are small adventures to enjoy and little obstacles to overcome. Everyone lends a helping hand and there's always a happy ending - and usually a feast for everyone to share in celebration. The map on the endpapers helps children find their way around the village and appears in every single title in the Fern Hollow series. Children really love the map and enjoy pointing out where all their favourite Fern Hollow characters live and all the stories take place. These stories of animal folk have an enduring charm. A generation of people who had the Fern Hollow stories as children are now buying the books to read with their own children. Parents who read the books with their children back in the 1980s and 1990s are now enjoying them all over again with their grandchildren. The gentle and charming Fern Hollow stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980.

The Mysterious Fortune Tellers

Spike and the Cowboy Band (Tales from Fern Hollow)

East of the Sun and West of the Moon: An Old Tale from the North

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Product Description Fern Hollow is a wonderful place to live. Ask Professor Sigmund Swamp or old Brock Gruffy to tell you about their lovely little village and they will talk all day and yet hardly have begun.They will tell you that Fern Hollow nestles at the foot of the trees of Windy Wood and that through the village runs the sparkling ribbon of the River Ferny.The animals of Fern Hollow are all good friends and neighbours, and if you are a stranger they will make you feel at home in next to no time.In this title: All the Fern Hollow animals are excitedly preparing for Sports Day - it is sure to be lots of fun. Of course, things never go smoothly and there are a couple of little snags! First, the prizes are almost lost in the river and then a big black cloud and pouring rain put in an appearance. It looks like Sports Day will have to be called off but then Lord Trundle has a bright idea.At Trundleberry Manor, Lord Trundle packed the Sports Day prizes into a trunk and carried them out to his car... Suddenly, as he was driving over the bridge by the Jolly Vole Hotel, Lord Trundle's car hit a big stone lying in the road.It was such a hard bump that the trunk containing the prizes shot off the roof rack and, with a great, SPLOSH landed in the River Ferny.Luckily the trunk floated, but it was soon caught in the current and swept away down the river."Oh no!" panted Lord Trundle, rushing along the river bank. "Whatever shall we do?"This is one of the stories from original series one of the 17 titles in the 1980s classic Tales from Fern Hollow series. This gentle story, written and illustrated by John Patience, has eight detailed, colourful and cheerful double-page spreads depicting the animal characters of the village of Fern Hollow, tucked away somewhere in the countryside of Edwardian England. As the inhabitants of Fern Hollow go about their daily lives, there are small adventures to enjoy and little mishaps to overcome. Everyone lends a helping hand and there's always a happy ending - and usually a feast for everyone to share in celebration. The map on the endpapers helps children find their way around the village and appeared in every single title in the Fern Hollow series. Children really love the map and enjoy pointing out where all their favourite Fern Hollow Characters live and all the stories take place. These stories of animal folk have an enduring charm. A generation of people who had the Fern Hollow stories read to them as children have now grown up and are buying the books to read with their own children, nieces and nephews. Parents who read the books with their children back in the 1980s are now enjoying them all over again with their grandchildren. The charming Fern Hollow stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980. About the Author As for author

Sports Day (Tales from Fern Hollow)

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