Mrs Simkin and the Magic Wheelbarrow

One of the novel 'Flipper' titles: you start from one end and read one story and then turn the book over to read another. Here both tales (they appeared first in Hamish Hamilton's 'Cartwheels' series) feature Mrs Simkin and her husband, a somewhat eccentric pair. A wheelbarrow becomes the vehicle for some flights of fancy in the title story and in the other tale a large mushroom which appears in the back garden provides the means for some divergent thinking and improvisation for the couple. Great fun for those readers who need the support of plenty of illustrations but at the same time are ready to tackle something other than a picture book format.