The Wombles return

Elisabeth Beresford's much-loved creations, the Wombles, are being brought back into print by Bloomsbury. Take a look at the title covers, launching later this year
  
  


Wombles: The Wombles
Bloomsbury is reissuing all six of Elisabeth Beresford's Wombles books, which she created in 1968 and which have been out of print for almost 10 years. The relaunch begins in November, with the first book, The Wombles, introducing us to Beresford's eccentric, charming cast of characters
Photograph: Nick Price/Bloomsbury Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Wombles: The Wandering Wombles
The Wandering Wombles is also out in November, telling the story of how the furry friends are forced to leave their burrow beneath Wimbledon Common to search for a new home by the heavy lorries that thunder along nearby roads
Photograph: Nick Price/Bloomsbury Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Wombles: The Wombles at Work
The Wombles at Work is out next January. Beresford, whom Bloomsbury tracked down by sending a letter to 'Elisabeth Beresford, creator of the Wombles, Alderney, the Channel Islands', said she was 'delighted' about the reissues
Photograph: Nick Price/Bloomsbury Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Wombles: The Invisible Womble
In The Invisible Womble, the tubby Orinoco – inspired by Beresford's son – is encouraged to go out and help clear up the rubbish left behind on Wimbledon Common by humans. Tomsk, meanwhile, gets to grips with a vacuum cleaner
Photograph: Nick Price/Bloomsbury Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Wombles: The Wombles Go Round the World
The Wombles Go Round the World is out in March 2011 ...
Photograph: Nick Price/Bloomsbury Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Wombles: The Wombles to the Rescue
... as is The Wombles to the Rescue, in which the Wombles – motto: 'Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish' – return to Wimbledon Common
Photograph: Nick Price/Bloomsbury Photograph: guardian.co.uk
 

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