Annie Stewart

Bertie on Ice

Bertie on Ice continues the adventures of a friendly wild boar called Bertie, who successfully found his vocation as a Forest Guide in Bertie’s Big Day.

After an amazing summer season, Bertie is set a new challenge: to think of three ideas to attract visitors to the forest over the winter months. Bertie wants to show people that his beloved forest is beautiful at all times of the year. Will Bertie come up with ideas and how will he get on with his new deputy?

This heart-warming story about striving to be the best you can be and conquering your anxieties will appeal to animal-loving children of all ages and is ideal for snuggling up with on a cold winter night.

Annie Stewart is a Cheltenham-based author of two books based on Pickle, her black and white cat, Pickle & Lily and Pickle Plays the Fiddle, as well as The View From Here, inspired by a real toy hippo that belonged to Annie’s children. Bertie on Ice is Annie Stewart’s second book about Bertie, the wild boar, following on from Bertie’s Big Day.

Bertie's Big Day

Bertie the wild boar lives in a beautiful forest which he loves, but he is also very lonely. The problem is that people expect him to be fierce, so when they see him they are scared and run away. How can Bertie persuade everyone that he just wants to be friendly? He has lots of ideas, but will they work?

Bertie’s Big Day is a delightful story about friendship and determination which will appeal to children and adults alike. It features good messages for young readers and is ideal for bedtime reading.

Annie Stewart is a Cheltenham-based author of two books based on Pickle, her black and white cat, Pickle & Lily (which featured at the 70th anniversary of the Cheltenham Literature Festival) and Pickle Plays the Fiddle, as well as The View From Here, inspired by a real toy hippo that belonged to Annie’s children. Annie runs creative workshops in schools called Drawing with Words and works in a special needs school.