''The Garden Gang'' is a series of books for children written by
Jayne Fisher. They were published by
Ladybird Books
Ladybird Books are a London-based publishing company, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. The Ladybird imprint publishes mass-market children's books.
It is an imprint of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary o ...
during the late 1970s and early 1980s as Series 413 and later re-issued as Series 793. Fourteen story books were written, each containing two short stories about a group of characters who were
anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to ...
fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propaga ...
and
vegetable
Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including edible flower, flo ...
s living an almost human life, selling over 8 million copies. 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
The ''Munch Bunch'' is a series of children's books, created in the UK by Barrie and Elizabeth Henderson and originally published between 1979 and 1984.
The ''Munch Bunch'' are a group of unwanted vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts who wer ...
series.
At the age of 9 years, Jayne was the youngest author to ever write for Ladybird Books. Her writing and illustrating has been an inspiration to others.
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
Annual may refer to:
*Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year
**Yearbook
**Literary annual
*Annual plant
*Annual report
*Annual giving
*Annual, Morocco, a settlement in northeastern Morocco
*Annuals (band), a ...
):
* Meet The Garden Gang (1981)
Two colouring books:
* The Garden Gang Have Fun (1979)
* The Garden Gang At Home (1979)
See also
*
Munch Bunch
The ''Munch Bunch'' is a series of children's books, created in the UK by Barrie and Elizabeth Henderson and originally published between 1979 and 1984.
The ''Munch Bunch'' are a group of unwanted vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts who wer ...
References
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Novel series
British children's books
Series of children's books
Fruit and vegetable characters