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The Tree Huggers: A Right Fine Mess

by Kirsty Anne Henwood; Designed by Gerald Newton

28 pages; Saddle stitched; catalogue #07-1260; ISBN 1-4251-3332-0; US$17.41, C$17.41, EUR11.89, £8.99

In a town not too far away just east of the M11 Link road.
There is a woodland place called Leafy Glen.
And in Leafy Glen the Tree huggers lived.

About the Book

The Tree huggers are young magical characters who live in a woodland place called “Leafy Glen” they have many animal friends including a friendly squirrel and a pet mushroom called Fun Guy.They have lots of exciting adventures in which they learn lots of new things about the environment and there surroundings inside and outside of the glen. There is a wise Tree Spirit called “Old Oakey” who they visit sometimes to ask his advice on various matters, as well as a Water Spirit called “The Babbling Brook” who sings old sea songs.Mother Nature also lives nearby in a magical cottage where she talks to the trees and animals and helps keep peace throughout the glen. In this particular adventure Mitchell and Al decide to spray the glen with spray paints whilst in the process upsetting a young treeling they feel terrible and set off with their friend Lennon to find Mother Nature to help rectify there mess. Meanwhile the girls treehuggers have found a watch on the floor but they don’t know it’s a watch and think it is dangerous as it is making a ticking noise so they take it to where the wise tree spirit lives to seek his help.The boys have to get a special ointment from Mother Nature to change the young treeling back to his original colour, but as she explains to them for every wrong doing there is a consequence as magic has to have an equal balance to which they soon find out.

About the Author

My name is Kirsty-Anne Henwood I have been writing since the age of fifteen poetry and short stories so you could say it was a passion of mine.

I was Born on 16th December 1975 I grew up in a town called Walthamstow in London and am the oldest of seven girls so my own childhood was never boring. My sisters and I used to spend hours making up different games and adventures in our back garden. I spent a lot of my childhood with my head in a book reading fairy stories and other fantastic adventures whether it be Enid Blytons books or reading "“The adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn” or “The Secret Garden” I thank all of these authors for inspiring me and capturing my imagination from such a young age, that is why I wanted my own stories to capture that magical element of years gone by but give it a fresh modern edge.

I currently live in Loughton, Essex with my partner and two beautiful twins Ryan and Molly, there love and innocence have been a joy and an inspiration, and as I take my new journey into motherhood and the new challenges that come with it, I wish to continue challenging myself with my writing to come up with fresh and imaginative stories for children all over the world to enjoy.

As there is nothing more sacred than the memories and wonders of childhood and the adventures you experience of the imagination.