The Garden Gang
The Garden Gang is a series of books for children written by Jayne Fisher. They were published by Ladybird Books during the late 1970s and early 1980s as Series 413 and later re-issued as Series 793. Fourteen story books were written, each containing two short stories about a group of characters who were anthropomorphic fruit and vegetables living an almost human life, selling over 8 million copies. In addition to the fourteen story books, there were also three other books - an annual and two colouring books. Fisher's books were not dissimilar to the popular Munch Bunch series.
At the age of 9 years, Jayne was the youngest author to ever write for Ladybird Books. Her writing and illustrating has been an inspiration to others.
Books
There are fourteen story books:- Penelope Strawberry and Roger Radish
- Percival Pea and Polly Pomegranate
- Oliver Onion and Tim Tomato
- Wee Willie Watermelon and Betty Beetroot
- Lucy Leek and Bertie Brussels Sprout
- Gertrude Gooseberry and Belinda Blackcurrant
- Colin Cucumber and Patrick Pear
- Peter Potato and Alice Apple
- Pam Parsnip and Lawrence Lemon
- Grace Grape and Robert Raspberry
- Sheila Shallot and Benny Broadbean
- Avril Apricot and Simon Swede
- Pedro Pepper and The Cherry Twins
- Oscar Orange and Augustus Aubergine
- Meet The Garden Gang