The Scarecrows' Wedding Foiled Edition

Author: Donaldson, Julia

Reading age: from c 3 years

Published on 9 October 2025 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
248 x 280 x 5 | 222g

The best wedding ever, the best wedding yet, the wedding

that no one will ever forget!

Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay

Were scarecrows (They scared

Lots of crows every day.)

Harry loved Betty, and Betty loved Harry,

So Harry said, 'Betty, my beauty let's marry!'

Two scarecrows are planning the perfect wedding and set off to

find everything on their list.

But wicked cigar-smoking scarecrow, Reginald Rake, has other ideas

and almost ruins their special day. Harry O'Hay must become

a hero before he and Betty O'Barley can have the wedding of their

dreams.

The shiny foil cover makes this a special gift for toddlers

A wonderfully funny story with drama, humour, originality - and

a happy ending from the UK's number one picture book author and

illustrator

Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every

page with lots of details to spot

From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog,

which have all been made into animated films

Don't forget to check out Jonty Gentoo, Julia Donaldson

and Axel Scheffler's latest picture book

Look out for The Scarecrows' Wedding animation coming

Christmas 2025, starring Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Harry

Potter) as Harry O'Hay , Jessie Buckley (Hamnet, Wild Rose) as Betty

O'Barley, Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda, Slow Horses) as the

narrator and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey, The Trip) as Reginald

Rake

Praise for The Scarecrows' Wedding:'The perfect marriage of rhyme and pictures ... A joy from start

to finish' Daily Mail'Fabulous rhymes that are a joy to

read out, wowey illustrations and winks to the grown-up' Sunday

Times