Isla and Pickle
Best Friends
£5.99
Isla LOVES Pickle the adorable miniature Shetland pony who lives next door. The cheeky pair have lots of fun together.
Can Isla convince Dad that Pickle should come and live with them?
This is the first in a new series about a feisty little girl and a lovable Shetland pony who live on a Scottish island.
Author
Kate McLelland is an accomplished illustrator and printmaker. She trained in illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. She is the illustrator of bestselling picture book There Was A Wee Lassie Who Swallowed A Midgie and the much-loved My First Scottish board book series, which includes…
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