The Hartwells of Willowwick · Stories for reading together

THE FAMILY AT THE HEART OF WILLOWWICK

Meet the
Hartwells.

There’s always room for one more story.

Rosie has a question. Toby wants to give it a go. Mum and Dad are learning alongside them. And Pickle? He’s keeping a very close eye on the sausages.

Come along, from the breakfast table to the village square. An ordinary day can turn into quite an adventure.

Get to know everyone
Daniel, Grace, Rosie and Toby share breakfast, with Pickle watching the sausages beside the table.
Grace, Daniel, Rosie, Toby… and Pickle, hoping for a sausage.

FIVE FAMILIAR FACES

Everyone brings something.

ROSIE · 8

A question worth asking.

Rosie has ideas of her own. When the whole town is told to agree, she has to find the courage to speak up, and the patience to hear someone else out.

Read Rosie’s opening

TOBY · 6

One more hop.

Toby is ready to try, wobbles and all. He wants to run a proper race, even if somebody else gets to the finish line first.

Read Toby’s opening

GRACE & DANIEL

Mum and Dad.

For the breakfast-table chatter, the big feelings and the questions with no easy answer. Grace and Daniel are there to listen, help and sometimes have another go themselves.

PICKLE

All ears. And eyebrows.

The Hartwells’ rescue terrier says a great deal without saying a word. Look out for him in the pictures, especially if there might be a crumb or two to find.

Rosie, Toby and Pickle among the flowers, cottages and curious contraptions of Willowwick.

AND THE PLACE THEY CALL HOME

A little village.
Some very big ideas.

Willowwick is a place of cottages, flower-filled streets and some rather unusual plans. You never quite know what the Mayor will announce next.

Seven stories. Plenty to laugh about. And a few things to talk over together.

Find your first story

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