The Smeds and the Smoos Bilingual and a particularly nasty surprise

and a particularly nasty surprise lucking beneath the floorboards

only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life at home and a fresh start at Caltech in the fall

as well as how to reduce its hold on self-confidence

the Guardian

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