Brownies On Wheels

Brownies On Wheels (1981) by Verily Anderson
Published by Hodder and Stoughton — sold by Crappy Old Books

Strap in (literally) for a delightfully chaotic ride with Britain’s most intrepid Brown Owl, Verily Anderson, as she takes a troop of eager Brownies on the road — in a caravan that’s seen better days and with a schedule held together by good intentions and sticky-backed plastic.

Full of mishaps, muddy wellies, sing-songs gone awry, and the kind of wholesome mayhem only the early ’80s could provide, Brownies On Wheels is a warm, witty, and occasionally unhinged look at guiding, parenting, and the perils of trying to organise anything involving more than three under-10s at once.

If Enid Blyton ever got stuck in a layby with a flat tyre and a dozen hyperactive Brownies, she might have written something like this.

Slightly dog-eared, faintly musty, and absolutely charming — this is one for the nostalgia shelf, the Scout hut bookshelf, or anyone who thinks modern camping has gone soft.

Has a London Borough Of Croydon Childrens Libraries slip in front showing that it was regularly lent out between 1984 and 1988.

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