Winnie Wagtail

WinnieWagtail

Winnie W

agtailNeil G

riffiths Illustrated byEileen Browne

When Winnie’s tail won’t wag, her

mum tells her to stop trying so hard.

But Winnie doesn’t want to wait and

wanders off to watch how the

other animals move their tails.

This enchanting story will show

how mum always knows best.

A wonderfully waggy tale!

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obin

WinnieWagtail

Neil GriffithsIllustrated by Eileen Browne9 781905434008

ISBN 978-1-905434-00-8

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£5.99

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ISBN 978-1-905434-00-8

Text © Neil Griffiths 2006Illustrations © Eileen Browne 2006

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… nip and nibble …

… pounce andbounce …

Winnie, like all lively puppies,loved to play!

She loved to …

… howl and growl …

… hide and slide.

She loved to snuffle with her wet nose,peep with her sparkling eyes and listenwith her eager ears.

But, unlike other young puppies,Winnie couldn’t quite get the hangof wagging her tail.

She’d try herhardest to wag it,but usually herbottom justswayed in the air …

… and her tiny taildidn’t wag at all.

Her mother told Winnienot to worry.“You’ll soon learn howto do it,” she said gently.“All puppies’ tails wageventually.”

But Winnie wanted it to wag now!

Winnie wandered off grumpilythrough the farmyard,muttering to herself.

In the paddock shewatched as the horsesswwiisshheedd its tail.

“I wish I couldswish my tail,” she said.

But when she tried,her bottom justswayed and herlittle tail didn’tswish at all.

“Puppies don’tswish, they wag!”laughed the horse.

Winnie wanderedon to the orchardand watched asthe donkeyttwwiirrlleedd its tail.

“I wish I could twirl my tail,”she said.But when she tried, her bottomjust swayed and her little taildidn’t twirl at all.

“Puppies don’t twirl, they wag!”chuckled the donkey.

WinnieWagtail

Winnie W

agtailNeil G

riffiths Illustrated byEileen Browne

When Winnie’s tail won’t wag, her

mum tells her to stop trying so hard.

But Winnie doesn’t want to wait and

wanders off to watch how the

other animals move their tails.

This enchanting story will show

how mum always knows best.

A wonderfully waggy tale!

RedR

obin

WinnieWagtail

Neil GriffithsIllustrated by Eileen Browne9 781905434008

ISBN 978-1-905434-00-8

www.redrobinbooks.com

£5.99