{"title":"Books by Anna Southwell","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781836280774","title":"Oliver Gruffle Secrets Of Harmony Haven","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe adventures of three animal friends who live on the beautiful Isle of Wight. The friends are Pal, a wise border collie dog and the two piglets Patsy and Pickle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was Pal to the rescue when he found out the piglets were doomed and were going to be made into sausages. Luckily Pal had been told of how they should travel to reach the safe and secret place known as Harmony Haven. After many exciting adventures they arrive at this magical place. There they meet its guardian, the magnificent Oliver Gruffle. Although looking like a large teddy bear, Oliver is in fact an alien being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what teddy bear has a golden star on his forehead, human looking hands and alien special powers? Well, Oliver has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurrounded by talking animals and strange beings, the friends love their new home and they love Oliver Gruffle too. Little do they know they are going to have more exciting adventures that will be just MAGICAL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow will Oliver Gruffle react when he finds out a grey squirrel called Sizzle is looking for Harmony Haven. The island is a haven for red squirrels only. So what will happen if Sizzle Squirrel dares to come to the island?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuckily Pal has been told of the way they should travel to reach the safe and secret place known as Harmony Haven.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54926366278005,"sku":"9781836280774","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781836280774_4cf0c448-b484-405a-9c58-e2c4c317e933.jpg?v=1786028244"},{"product_id":"9781806340569","title":"Oliver Gruffle Secrets of Harmony Haven","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s another exciting day for the friends Pal, the border collie, and the piglets Pickle and Patsy. The newcomers have now happily settled into their new home in Harmony Haven, a secret place on the Isle of Wight. For today the friends will attend the serious \u003cem\u003e‘Ceremony of Vows\u003c\/em\u003e’ where they, in front of everyone, will promise to be kind and caring to all of the members of this happy community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn charge of this ceremony is their loving guardian Oliver Gruffle with his amazing alien special powers. But with him is Obie Owl, the ‘Keeper of the Vows’, who is a very rude owl indeed. But will the ceremony be serious when Obie turns up with a fan of peacock feathers attached to his rear end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther mayhem occurs when the magical cat Ben McRadich arrives, declaring himself to be a hero. He has captured the wanted mole and wants to claim the reward for this. But the real hero of this adventure is Hercules, the little robot boy, who is the one who captured the mole. Arriving on a cannon, if Ben does not tell the truth he intends to fire him into the air. But will Oliver Gruffle allow this?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater, the friends meet Peter Pixie, who also has a reputation for being mischievous. Oliver decides to take the four friends on an adventure to the sorting office, where letters go before being sent to Father Christmas. Will Oliver regret this decision? He just might!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369246470517,"sku":"9781806340569","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781806340569.jpg?v=1786028587"},{"product_id":"oliver-gruffle-secrets-of-harmony-haven","title":"Oliver Gruffle Secrets Of Harmony Haven","description":"\u003cp\u003ePal, who is a Border collie dog, brings his friends, Pickle and Patsy, who are piglets, to safety. He then has an adventure of his own, with Mr Dozer, who has been their badger guide, as they travel towards Harmony Haven, their new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth of them are very excited, when after exploring, they find themselves in the very secret X-zone. But they don’t feel so excited when confronted by an unfriendly robot, called the Spy-Catcher. How glad they are when they are rescued by wise-one Zeno, a moonling leader, who is in charge of the X-Zone. But how will he react to finding “spies” in this very secret place? But to Pal’s delight, he makes a new friend - Hercules, a small robot, with mighty strength for a boy. He is also a runaway!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn their journey towards Harmony Haven, Pickle is very excited when he finds out underground beetles are arriving in their hundreds. They believe Pickle is their master – the Scarab King – or is he?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving met badger ghosts - little moonling people – the friends cannot wait to meet our hero in the series. What will they think of the Alien King, Oliver Gruffle, who has Alien special powers?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536519602549,"sku":"9781806348947","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-anna-southwell.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}