It was the middle of winter and very, very cold. The mice of Brambly Hedge forecasted snow.
And they were right. In the morning they awoke ... read full description
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Apr 06, 2009
Chandra
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There are eight stories in the Brambly Hedge collection, four of which are seasonal titles (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) and involve the activities and celebrations of the mice of Hedgerow through out the seasons. The other four titles involve the various adventures of the same characters and settings seen in the seasonal titles.
These little books are treasures, but they are hard to come by! They are out of print and although my library has a little section devoted to the series i More...
These little books are treasures, but they are hard to come by! They are out of print and although my library has a little section devoted to the series i More...
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Nov 18, 2011
Shala
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For the story, think Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit stories with mice and without the sometimes surprising lapses into violence that forcibly remind you that Potter wrote in a different cultural context. In Potter's world, Mr. MacGregor has a distressing habit of stalking through the pages taking potshots at the cast with his shotgun. That sort of thing doesn't happen in the Brambly Hedge.
So a charming story, but it was the illustrations with their incredibly rich detail that won my hea More...
So a charming story, but it was the illustrations with their incredibly rich detail that won my hea More...
May 13, 2011
Abigail
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When the residents of Brambly Hedge - a community of woodland mice all living together in a small settlement on the other side of the stream, across the field... amongst the tangled roots and stems" - wake up one winter morning and find their world has been blanketed in fresh snow, they respond in their usual fashion: by working, and then celebrating as a group. Digging tunnels to connect all the residences of the hedge with one another, and with the Store Stump, they decide to honor the tr
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Oct 20, 2010
Logan
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More fun than the Autumn story, where a little mouse gets lost and is scared. In this story, snow comes and the mice decide to have a Snow Ball. They carve out a beautiful hall of ice and snow under a drift and party till dawn. As always, lovely and detailed illustrations. Really, they're more of a draw than the story. I must say I thought the brothers in this story were pretty irritating. They do nothing but harrass their sisters and get in trouble. I do get tired of reading my son such negativ
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Aug 28, 2011
Shivering William
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The title is very misleading. There's actually no story here. Unless you count 'Once upon a time it was winter and bunch of mice ate some winter-themed food and danced in the snow until they were tired. The end.' I thought the funniest part was the dust jacket, which proclaimed that Miss Barklem did five years of natural research before she began writing the Brambly Hedge series. What did she learn? That mice prefer acorn coffee? The art is beautiful though.
Jan 14, 2012
Tracy
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My children are desperate for snow this winter! At least we can enjoy some lovely illustrations and transport ourselves to Brambly Hedge...
May 28, 2010
Has anyone ever read anything of Jill Barklem's? Once again, I have her name written down, but I don't remember why.
Aug 27, 2008
Annie
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I think I read these when I was a kid and reading them again took me back. The series has one for each season (Summer Story, Spring Story, etc.) The pictures of the little mice living in a tree stump are so charming they make me wish I could visit them. These are a must for my kids' shelves!
Jun 14, 2011
Feodora
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A nice "refreshing" Story on a summer evening. I admire the picture as well as the sory itself
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