by Barbara Euphan Todd · Puffin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140300017
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«Worzel Gummidge» is Barbara Euphan Todd's children's fantasy novel, published by Puffin in paperback (160 pages, in English).
Susan and John spend a few days in the countryside and discover Worzel Gummidge, a scarecrow who not only comes to life but turns up at the farmhouse to warm himself by the fire. From then on, the children share zany encounters and adventures full of fantasy, magic and humour with him, in a rural world where the impossible happens.
The work is also known as Worzel Gummidge or the Scarecrow of Scatterbrook; the first edition dates from 1936.
For child and young adult readers, especially those who enjoy classic fantasy and humour in a rural setting.
Barbara Euphan Todd was an English writer widely remembered for her ten books for children about a scarecrow called Worzel Gummidge. These were adapted for radio and television. The title story was chosen as the first in the publisher's new series, Puffin Books.
