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How to Grow

4 books in this series
How to Grow a Mermaid
How to Grow a Mermaid
Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees!

A new customer at the shop buys some mermaid seeds, and Sarah is only too happy to help him grow them. But when the plants are accidentally given too much sugar, their vines spread throughout the town, flooding the streets and causing a whole heap of MER-MAYHEM!

Can Sarah and her new friend use their quick thinking and green fingers to save the day?

This hilarious story celebrating friendship and kindness is the third magical adventure from the author and illustrator of the bestselling stories How to Grow a Unicorn and How to Grow a Dragon.
How to Grow a Dragon
How to Grow a Dragon
Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees!

An unexpected delivery of dragodil seeds provides the perfect chance for Sarah and Mr Pottifer to grow helpful dragon pets for their customers - or does it? It turns out that these fiery dragons are not very well-behaved at all... and everything soon spirals into smoke-filled, out-of-control DRAGON CHAOS!

Can Sarah's quick thinking and green fingers save the day?

The second magical adventure from the author and illustrator of the bestselling How to Grow a Unicorn.
How to Grow a Unicorn
How to Grow a Unicorn
A rollicking, rhyming read-aloud treat from wordsmith extraordinaire, debut author Rachel Morrisroe, and the ridiculously talented, bestselling Steven Lenton

Welcome to Mr Pottifer's Parlour of Plants: a magical shop with the most surprising plants you'll ever see!

Sarah thinks she's discovered the perfect gift for her garden-loving grandma, but before you can say GARDEN FULL OF UNICORNS, things grow wildly out-of-hand!

Live your own hilarious unicorn fantasy in this rip-roaring, rhyming delight from a terrifically talented new picture book author, with illustrations from the brilliant, bestselling illustrator Steven Lenton - illustrator of Shifty McGifty and The Hundred and One Dalmatians picture book.
How to Grow a Reindeer
How to Grow a Reindeer
Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow on trees!

It's nearly Christmas Day when an unexpected visitor arrives – it's Santa, and he needs their help!

His reindeer are in bed with Antler Flu and without them, he can't deliver his presents on time. But growing well-behaved reindeer isn't as easy as it seems. . . and before long the mischevious creatures have created a rather MERRY MESS!

Can Sarah figure out a way to save Christmas before it's too late?

This rhyming story full of festive fun celebrates being different, and the importance of teamwork.

Other stories in the How to Grow series:
How to Grow a Unicorn
How to Grow a Dragon
How to Grow a Mermaid

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