About the Author

Vanessa has spent 31 years living and working in Wiltshire, raising

three children and working with 0-25 year olds. As a child she lived
in New Zealand. She lives with her husband Mike and 5 cats. She
currently works for a Wiltshire charity and is a governor at a primary
school.

Dedication
For my future grandchildren, with thanks to my husband and
children for encouraging me to find a publisher.

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Vanessa Jane Bedford

Copyright Vanessa Jane Bedford (2015)

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A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.
ISBN 9781785546563 (Paperback)
ISBN 9781785546570 (Hardback)
www.austinmacauley.com
First Published (2015)
Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd.
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Canary Wharf
London
E14 5LQ
Printed and bound in Great Britain

Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Lily Knibbs for the amazing illustrations.

It was a bright, cold spring morning. In a field, where new shoots

were poking their heads through the soil stood Olivia, a large oak
tree. Olivia tingled, her new leaves were beginning to show, bright,
green and fresh. The nearby hedgerow had a show of hawthorn
blossom and new shoots and leaves too.
Was Olivia lonely in that field? No, because in Olivias branches and
around her roots lived her friends.