The Garden Gang
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| Author | Jayne Fisher |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jayne Fisher |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ladybird Books |
| Published | 1979-1983 |
The Garden Gang was 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 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, also devised by a young girl, the fourteen-year-old Angela Mitson.[citation needed]
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
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
References
- ^ "The Garden Gang". Easy on the eye. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ Collins, Maria C (2009-12-27). "Why age is not a barrier to writing". helium.com.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Jayne Fisher biography and books at The Wee Web". Archived from the original on 2011-03-03.
- Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ Lord, Damon (2009-01-17). "How Jayne "Garden Gang" Fisher was my inspiration to write". damonlord.net. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ISBN 9780721475172. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
External links
- Jayne Fisher biography and books at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-03-03)
- The 400s Series of Ladybird Books at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-08-17)