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The Garden Gang

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The Garden Gang
Peter Potato and Alice Apple (1980)

AuthorJayne Fisher
Cover artistJayne Fisher
LanguageEnglish
PublisherLadybird Books
Published1979-1983

The Garden Gang is a series of books for children written by Jayne Fisher. They were published by Ladybird Books during the late 1970s and early 1980s as Series 413 and later re-issued as Series 793.[1] Fourteen story books were written, each containing two short stories about a group of characters who were anthropomorphic fruit and vegetables living an almost human life, selling over 8 million copies. [citation needed] In addition to the fourteen story books, there were also three other books - an annual and two colouring books. Fisher's books were not dissimilar to the popular Munch Bunch series.

At the age of 9 years, Jayne was the youngest author to ever write for Ladybird Books.[2][3] Her writing and illustrating has been an inspiration to others.[4][5]

Books

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There are fourteen story books:

  • Penelope Strawberry and Roger Radish (1979)
  • Percival Pea and Polly Pomegranate (1979)
  • Oliver Onion and Tim Tomato (1979)
  • Wee Willie Watermelon and Betty Beetroot (1979)
  • Lucy Leek and Bertie Brussels Sprout (1979)
  • Gertrude Gooseberry and Belinda Blackcurrant (1979)
  • Colin Cucumber and Patrick Pear (1980)
  • Peter Potato and Alice Apple (1980)
  • Pam Parsnip and Lawrence Lemon (1980)
  • Grace Grape and Robert Raspberry (1980)
  • Sheila Shallot and Benny Broadbean (1980)
  • Avril Apricot and Simon Swede (1980)
  • Pedro Pepper and The Cherry Twins (1983)
  • Oscar Orange and Augustus Aubergine (1983)

A larger and relatively hard-to-find story book (or annual):

  • Meet The Garden Gang (1981)[6]

Two colouring books:

  • The Garden Gang Have Fun (1979)
  • The Garden Gang At Home (1979)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Garden Gang". Easy on the eye. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. ^ Collins, Maria C (2009-12-27). "Why age is not a barrier to writing". helium.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Jayne Fisher biography and books at The Wee Web". Archived from the original on 2011-03-03.
  4. ^ Koomson, Dorothy (2011-05-08). "Why I Write". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  5. ^ Lord, Damon (2009-01-17). "How Jayne "Garden Gang" Fisher was my inspiration to write". damonlord.net. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  6. ^ Meet the garden gang / by Jayne Fisher; additional material, based on Jayne Fisher's characters, created by Lynne Bradbury and Graham Marlow. National Library of Australia. 1981. ISBN 9780721475172. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
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