The Wet Welly Day: Mrs Owl's Forest School

Name: The Wet Welly Day
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

by Ruth Symons, illustrated by Sebastien Braun

Interest age: 3 to 7
Reading age: 7+

Published by Templar, 2025

Early Learning
Picture books

About this book

Deep in the woods, friends are gathering for another session at Mrs Owl’s Forest School. But what’s this? Dark clouds are looming overhead. Will their day be ruined?

Not to worry! As Mrs Owl reminds her students: “There's no such thing as bad weather – just the wrong clothes!” Once they are safely dressed in waterproofs, Mouse, Squirrel, Fox and Rabbit learn that wet weather can be exciting too. Join them as they play in puddles and have lots of muddy fun in nature.

As with the other titles in the Mrs Owl series, this book is written in consultation with a Forest School expert. The gentle story acts as a handy guide for a real outdoor activity session and encourages children to explore and enjoy all that nature has to offer – even in the rain!

With handy tips, question prompts, activity ideas and charming illustrations, this book is the perfect pre-read to prepare for a trip outside. Look out for other titles in the series for more Forest School fun!

About the illustrator

Sebastien Braun was born in Strasbourg, the hometown of Gustav Doré and Tomi Ungerer (his heroes). As a child he spent countless hours drawing, but at secondary school there were no art classes, so he filled his homework with doodles and portraits of his teachers. At university he initially studied history – fortunately, the building was shared with the art department, and when he saw the students sketching, knew he had to change. After that, he spent a few years teaching applied art to sixth formers, before taking the plunge as a freelance illustrator. His first commissions were for magazines in Paris, and when he moved to London, he developed his portfolio for children's books.

Apart from creating pictures, Seb's favourite pastimes are making toys from wood, playing with his children and climbing the Cotswold hills on his vintage road bike.

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