‘They were hot. They were fuzzy. And Mum wanted her to wear two of them!’
Meet Maggie, who hates her new mittens. Maybe she can find them a new owner on her trip around Scotland… somewhere Mum won’t notice! Join Maggie – and her mittens – on this charming tour of Scotland. Click below to preview the first few pages of this delightful new story.
Maggie’s Mittens by Coo Clayton and Alison Soye is published by Black and White Publishing on 12 October priced £6.99.
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FEATURED AUTHOR:
Polly Clark
Polly Clark was born in Toronto and lives in Helensburgh on Scotland’s west coast, close to where W.H. Auden wrote The Orators. She is Literature Programme Producer for Cove Park, Scotland’s International Artist Residency Centre, and the author of thre …
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