Full colour paperback gift edition of The Wombles
The Wombles is the first in the series of books and introduces many of the favourite Womble characters, including the stern but kindly Great Uncle...
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Cheltenham Literature Festival
More than 40 years since they were created by Elisabeth Beresford, The Wombles are back! Join us for storytelling, Wombles sock-puppet making (please...
Win a Wombles tidy-bag from Bloomsbury
The new-look Wombles books are one year old! The first of the Bloomsbury editions with illustrations by Nick Price were published in November 2010,...
Wombles storytelling at Wimbledon BookFest 2011
“Does anybody know what a Womble is?” asks the man with the microphone. Hands shoot into the air and a polite young voice replies: “It’s a kind of...
Hardback gift edition of The Wombles published
A full-colour hardback ‘gift book edition’ of The Wombles was published this week by Bloomsbury. The lovingly crafted edition of the first Wombles...
Wombles activities for children and families
Got kids to entertain during the summer holidays, or just planning a fun day out? There are several Wombles-themed events taking place around the...
New official Wombles website and first two books
The first two Wombles books - The Wombles and The Wandering Wombles - are now on sale. They had been out of print for almost ten years, but were...
New books launched at Wimbledon BookFest
“Daddy, is there a man in there, and how can he see?” No, that’s Great Uncle Bulgaria, and he might be a little short-sighted but he can see...
Wombles book launch party tickets on sale
A children’s party to relaunch the Wombles books is one of the highlights of this year’s Wimbledon BookFest in October. Organised by publishers...
More details on the new Wombles books
More information has emerged about the reissued Wombles story books due for release later this year by Bloomsbury. First, an article from The...
Books with new illustrations due in November
Elisabeth Beresford’s first two Wombles story books will be republished on 1 November 2010. Bloomsbury Publishing will issue The Wombles and The...