The Wind in the Wallows

by Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross (Illustrator)

It's an idyllic summer's afternoon down by the stream, the swans are sleeping on lily pad pillows, and nothing stirs except the occasional dragonfly. Then all of a sudden, the peace is rudely shattered.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 1998

About the author

Jeanne Willis was born in St Albans and trained as an advertising copywriter at Watford College. She worked for various agencies creating press adverts and TV, cinema and radio commercials. She is now a full-time writer and has published over 80 books. Her hobbies include gardening, reading (non-fiction), natural history and collecting caterpillars. Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including POLLY POCKET and THE SLOW NORRIS, and a pilot TV series for DR XARGLE. She lives in North London with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A "whodunit" story about a smelly day in the countryside. He who smelt it, dealt it? Potty/gross humor is always a popular subject with kids.

[Emma Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

The kids liked this more than I did...especially Amelia which was a bit of a surprise. Our most memorable books appear to have some toilet humour in them! The kids would've rated this one a 5!