Summer Story

The second of Jill Barklem's four seasonal titles set in Brambly Hedge, a tight-knit community of field mice living in idyllic rural retreat, Summer Story follows the tale of Poppy Eyebright and Dusty Dogwood - proprietors of the hedge's Dairy Stump and Flour Mill, respectively - through their court......more

I was so disappointed that I’m still waiting for spring to be available at the library, because I’d have liked to start with that one, partly because it’s spring, and I suspect it’s why it’s checked out. I’ve now read 3 of the 4 books in this set: Summer Story, Autumn Story, and Winter Story. The pic......more

4.5⭐......more

"El abuelo Mostazas, que era el encargado de oficiar la ceremonia, se puso de pie y dijo con voz amable: —Entonces, en el nombre de los campos y las flores, de las estrellas que hay en el cielo, de los ríos que van a parar al mar y del maravilloso misterio que envuelve todo lo que nos rodea, yo os d......more

True to the English Village Tradition, it's time to have a wedding with its accustomed dance and feast and cake--lots of cake!! I could almost hear "The Archers" signature music playing in the background as we read this book. But all is not as dull as weddings often are--it can't be! This is Brambly......more