Maggie's Mittens | Books from Scotland

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‘They were hot. They were fuzzy. And Mum wanted her to wear two of them!’

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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