The Grumpy Bridesmaid

By Diane Redmond

A mini-series of titles aimed at 6 – 8 year old girls on the theme of bridesmaids – a role that every little girl longs to play!

The Grumpy Bridesmaid

Izzy is fed up. Her sister is getting married on the same day as her pony club Gymkhana. The day she was supposed to ride Crackers in the Chase Me Charlie Competition. Not even being a bridesmaid can cheer her up until her sister announces she wants a horse and carriage to take her to the wedding. Izzy comes to the rescue when Crackers refuses to budge at a traffic light and she has to don riding hat and ridge him to the church – in her bridesmaid dress!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Dec 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9780007571703

Diane Redmond

Diane was born and educated in Lancashire. Her interest in children's books began when she used them to teach English in language schools in Italy.She returned to live in Cambridge, where she taught multi-cultural education before working as a radio and TV presenter.Diane has also been involved in script writing for TV and the stage. She was asked to write The Journey of Odysseus for a Children's Theatre, which gave her the inspiration to delve deeper into the world of the Ancient Greeks.

Book preview

Chapter One

Izzy did not want to be a bridesmaid. Well, that isn’t quite true, she did want to be a bridesmaid, in fact she’d always wanted to be a bridesmaid, but NOT on Saturday May 8th. And not at two o’clock in the afternoon. Her sister Clare had chosen to get married on the exact date and time of her riding school’s gymkhana. A day she had ringed on her Pony Club calendar ages ago. How could her sister have forgotten that she was going to ride Crackers in the Chase me Charlie race and dress him up as a unicorn for the fancy dress competition?

Izzy wanted to get excited, she really wanted to, but every time she heard the word ‘wedding’ she’d think ‘gymkhana’ and scowl.

My sister, Isabella, said Clare when her best friend, Zoe, came round, "is going to be my bridesmaid – my grumpy bridesmaid," Clare added with a laugh.

Izzy stuck her tongue out at her big sister who knew she hated being called Isabella.

Zoe is going to be my ungrumpy bridesmaid, said Clare.

Hmph! snorted Izzy.

Izzy ate her supper in a grump. Clare pretended not to notice – she was too busy talking to Zoe about her plans for the big day.

I want a silvery wedding dress, with a billowing veil held by a tiara dotted with blue stars.

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