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Ladybird series 793
The Garden Gang
12 titles published between 1940 - 1980

This series was entirely written and illustrated by Jayne Fisher, Ladybird’s youngest author – in 1979, at the age of 9, Jayne had her first book published entitled Penelope Strawberry and Roger Radish – all the books were about garden ‘fruit and vegetable’ characters.

The first series of the Garden Gang was issued under the series number 413, with green covers - the rear cover had a photo of Jayne on the back. The same green covers were used when the books migrated to 793 but later the whole series were reissued with white covers.

Books in series 793
There were 12 titles published in this series between 1940 and 1980 inclusive. Click on any title to see the first edition, synopsis and other information.

The Garden Gang - Penelope Strawberry and Roger Radish - Jayne Fisher - 1979
The Garden Gang - Percival Pea and Polly Pomegranate - Jayne Fisher - 1979
The Garden Gang - Oliver Onion and Tim Tomato - Jayne Fisher - 1979
The Garden Gang - Wee Wille Water Melon and Betty Beetroot - Jayne Fisher - 1979
The Garden Gang - Lucy Leek and Bertie Brussels Sprout - Jayne Fisher - 1979
The Garden Gang - Gertrude Gooseberry and Belinda Blackcurrant - Jayne Fisher - 1979
The Garden Gang - Colin Cucumber and Patrick Pear - Jayne Fisher - 1980
The Garden Gang - Peter Potato and Alice Apple - Jayne Fisher - 1980
The Garden Gang - Pam Parsnip and Lawrence Lemon - Jayne Fisher - 1980
The Garden Gang - Grace Grape and Robert Raspberry - Jayne Fisher - 1980
The Garden Gang - Sheila Shallot and Benny Broadbean - Jayne Fisher - 1980
The Garden Gang - Avril Apricot and Simon Swede - Jayne Fisher - 1980
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