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their sleepy summer transforms in an instant as the Vanderbeeker children band together to do what they do best: make a plan

The Smeds and the Smoos Bilingual and a particularly nasty surpriseAn out of this world story of friendship from the creators of Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue), so when Janet and Bill, a young Smed and Smoo, fall in love, their families strongly disapprove. But love conquers all and, in the happiest of happy endings, Janet and Bill not only bring their warring blue and red families together they also celebrate the arrival of their beautiful purple