{"product_id":"granny-bouncers-rescue-9781739851804","title":"Granny Bouncer's Rescue","description":"\u003cp\u003eFern 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e In this title: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFern 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEventually, 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.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the stories from original series three of the 17 titles in the 1980s classic \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTales from Fern Hollow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e series. This gentle story, \u003cstrong\u003ewritten and illustrated by John Patience\u003c\/strong\u003e, has \u003cstrong\u003eeight detailed, colourful and cheerful double-page spreads of illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ein traditional style\u003c\/strong\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003emap \u003c\/strong\u003eon 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe gentle and charming Fern Hollow stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatience, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"John trained in typography and book design at the Harris College in Preston, Lancashire, UK and worked briefly as a designer for a couple of publishers in London, England. Later, he did various jobs to earn a living, whilst developing his writing and illustrating skills and trying to get his own children's books published. John's first self-authored illustrated children's book was published in 1980 - The Seasons in Fern Hollow. Since then he has had more than 100 titles published in many countries around the world and translated into many languages - including his retellings of many of the classic fairy tales by Hans Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and others. John has written, designed and illustrated both flat books and pop-up books including doing the paper engineering. He is perhaps best known for his Tales from Fern Hollow series of children's books which were first published in the 1980s and 1990s.\"","brand":"Talewater Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50673729896722,"sku":"9781739851804","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e927d417-c3af-4980-8a85-82884495fd70.jpg?v=1733841993","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/granny-bouncers-rescue-9781739851804","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}