Julia Donaldson's cigar-smoking new character ignites contoversy

The Scarecrow's Wedding attracts fierce criticism from parents, but author insists 'it is made clear smoking is bad for you'



Interview: Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson has said that she would "never encourage smoking in a children's book" after some readers went online to complain about her inclusion of a ne'er-do-well scarecrow character who attempts to impress a lady by blowing smoke rings in her new book, The Scarecrow's Wedding.

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