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Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer as they grow some misbehaving mermaids in this underwater rhyming adventure. Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees! A new customer at the shop buys some mermaid seeds, and Sarah is only...
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Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer as they grow some misbehaving mermaids in this underwater rhyming adventure.
Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees!
A new customer at the shop buys some mermaid seeds, and Sarah is only too happy to help him grow them. But when the plants are accidentally given too much sugar, their vines spread throughout the town, flooding the streets and causing a whole heap of MER-MAYHEM!
Can Sarah and her new friend use their quick thinking and green fingers to save the day?
This hilarious story celebrating friendship and kindness is the third magical adventure from the author and illustrator of the bestselling stories How to Grow a Unicorn and How to Grow a Dragon.
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19% offHow to Grow a Mermaid
Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer as they grow some misbehaving mermaids in this underwater rhyming adventure. Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees! A new customer at the shop buys some mermaid seeds, and Sarah is only too happy to help him grow them. But when the plants are accidentally given...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$2300Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
How to Grow a Dragon
Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer as they grow some very mischievous dragons in this rip-roaring, rhyming adventure. Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees! An unexpected delivery of dragodil seeds provides the perfect chance for Sarah and Mr Pottifer to grow helpful dragon pets for their customers - or does it?...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2100Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
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How to Grow a Reindeer
Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer as they grow some magic reindeer and save Christmas in this festive rhyming adventure! Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow on trees! It's nearly Christmas Day when an unexpected visitor arrives - it's Santa, and he needs their help! His reindeer are in bed with Antler Flu...Paperback$1700Usually:$2100Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
How to Grow a Unicorn
A rollicking, rhyming read-aloud treat from wordsmith extraordinaire, debut author Rachel Morrisroe, and the ridiculously talented, bestselling Steven Lenton. Welcome to Mr Pottifer's Parlour of Plants - a magical shop with the most surprising plants you'll ever see! Sarah thinks she's discovered the perfect gift for her garden-loving grandma, but before you can say GARDEN FULL OF UNICORNS, things grow...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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ISBN: 9780241529850
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Puffin
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- Illustrated by Steven Lenton
Audience: Children
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Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 253.0mm
Height: 297.0mm
Weight: 218g
Pages: 32
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About the Author
Rachel Morrisroe (Author) Rachel Morrisroe is the bestselling author of the How to Grow Magic series, The Drama Llama and The Truth About Yeticorns. Her favourite job before becoming a writer was working at Battersea, where she got to foster puppies and take dogs for walks on her lunch breaks. Originally from Wales, she now lives in Cheshire with her husband, two young children and a very daft dachshund called Dottie Disco Dog. Visit her at rachelmorrisroe.com and @RachelMorrisroeAuthor on Instagram. Steven Lenton (Illustrator) Steven Lenton is a multi-award-winning illustrator, originally from Cheshire, now working from his studio in Brighton. He has illustrated many children's books including Virtually Christmas by David Baddiel, The Hundred And One Dalmatians adapted by Peter Bently, The Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series by Tracey Corderoy, Frank Cottrell-Boyce's fiction titles and his self-penned series Genie and Teeny.
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