- Blackberry Farm
"Blackberry Farm" is a series of
children's literature stories. They were written byJane Pilgrim , and first published in (?) 1950. The original books were illustrated in colour byF Stocks May .Published by The Brockhampton Press of
Leicester , they retailed on One Shilling and Sixpence.The series described events on a fictional farm, Blackberry Farm, situated on the outskirts of a fictional (and unnamed) English village.
The farm, seemingly a sheep and dairy property, is owned by Mr and Mrs Smiles, who have two children, Joy and Bob, but the central characters of the stories are various animals, including Henry the
Pig and Ernest theOwl .Most of the animals, although depicted at their normal size, appear to speak Engliah and interact with the human characters.
The series of stories include:
Emily The Goat
Mrs. Nibble
Little Martha
Mother Hen And Mary
Henry Goes Visiting
Christmas At Blackberry Farm
Postman Joe
Rusty The Sheep-Dog
Ernest Owl Starts A School
Lucy Mouse Keeps A Secret
The Adventures Of Walter
Naughty George
Mrs. Squirrel And Hazel
The Birthday Picnic
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