Something about the Story
Granny Annie is the proud owner of a beautiful cherry tree planted in her garden. As summer approaches, she is looking forward to pick and eat those cherries. However she experiences a problem that many garden owners have when she sees a couple of naughty magpies eyeing her cherries. She will have to come up with all sorts of tricks to try and scare off the magpies.

This joyful story will make children laugh and trigger their imagination as they wonder how Granny Annie will come up with new ideas to scare the magpies away. It will also teach them the value of sharing and of not being greedy: they will realise in the end that Granny Annie makes cherry tarts for the magpies as well and see that everyone is happy.

Something about the author:
Anne Marie Abitan
Anne Marie Abitan is a French author, born in 1947. She has been writing children’s stories for more than 20 years now and is able to do so in various fields, including narrative or poetic genres. She has published dozens of stories all aimed at children in kindergarten and primary schools. In her free time, she also enjoys setting up small writing workshops in local libraries to help young and older writers improve their skills.

Something about the illustrator:
G. van Genechten
Guido Genechten was born in 1957 in Belgium. Author as well as illustrator, he engages toddlers with his many book series featuring boldly drawn characters that range from smiling children to wide-eyed zebras to cuddly, flop-eared rabbits. “Rikki”, his best known book series, was what gave him a breakthrough in the world of publishing. The series is now published in more than 20 countries! In his books, animals often take the place of children, with humorous results; in Potty Time, for example, a lanky young giraffe, a roly-poly polar bear, and a young boy each take turns testing out a bright red potty chair. His colorful and humorous style of drawing has made his talent very accessible for toddlers and preschoolers around the world.