Books with title The Mysterious Fortune Tellers / the Floating Restaurant

2019 Edition. A picture story book from the ever-popular Tales from Fern Hollow series of 17 titles, richly illustrated in a detailed, colourful, traditional style, for ages 3-93. Now back in print from the author/illustrator's (John Patience) own imprint, Talewater Press, this edition, published in 2019, contains the same story and illustrations as the original version.The day before the Village Fête was all hustle and bustle. The Fern Hollow animals were busy preparing their entries for the various competitions. Mrs. Tuttleebee and her daughter, Heather, were baking a blackberry pie.Brock Gruffy was tending his marrow and Spike Willowbank was putting the finishing touches to his painting.The morning of the fête was bright and clear and everyone was bubbling over with excitement. There were stalls selling all kinds of things. The refreshment tent had been put up and Farmer Bramble was taking children for rides on Hazel, the donkey. But the thing that aroused the most interest was the funny little tent in the far corner of the field and the person in a bright costume standing at its entrance. “Come and have your fortune told!” he cried. “The world-famous fortune teller will gaze into her crystal ball and foretell your future. “I’ll give it a try,” said Brock Gruffy.The charming and gently humorous Fern Hollow animal stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980.