Berry Town

Berry Town is a series of children's books written by Stephen R. Johnson and illustrated by David Leonard.
Published in the UK in 2008, by T.H. Publishing, the books tell the stories of a community of berry people, each of whom is named after a berry type.
Geography
Berry Town consists of four main streets, simply called North Street, East Street, South Street and West Street. It is thought this idea came from the author's home village, of Rochford, which has the same four streets.
The town has a loch, a post office, a school, a butcher's shop, a bakery, a police station, and a woodland. The town is bordered by mountains to the North.
List of Main Characters
*Mayor Logan - The Mayor of Berry Town - A Loganberry
*Mr. Cran - The Postman - A Cranberry
*Mr. Goose - The Butcher - A Gooseberry
*Sergeant Blue - A Policeman - A Blueberry
*Mr. Black - The Town's Grump - A Blackberry
*Mr. Huckle - A Fisherman - A Huckleberry
*Dr. Elder - The Doctor, albeit a little bit crazy - An Elderberry
*Mrs. Straw - The Baker - A Strawberry
*Miss Rasp - Headmistress of Berry Town School - A Raspberry
*The Boysen Twins - Schoolgirl & Schoolboy - Boysenberries
In addition to appearing in their own books, many of the above also make cameo appearances in other Berry Town books.
Other characters
These characters appear in the series, but have no storybook of their own.
*Pip - Mr. Huckle's pet Cat.
*Owl - Appears in Mr. Black and the invitation.
*Sea Monster - Appears in Mr. Huckle and the Loch Berry Monster.
*Bee - Appears in Mrs. Straw and the hungry bee.
*Tortoise - Appears in every book, but never mentioned.
*Leprechaun - Appears in Boysen Twins in Under the Rainbow.
Book Titles
The book titles always include the name of the main character, and are as follows:
*Mr. Huckle and the Loch Berry monster (ISBN 978-1-906938-01-7)
*Mrs. Straw and the hungry bee (ISBN 978-1-906938-00-0)
*Mr. Cran and the mysterious parcel (ISBN 978-1-906938-02-4)
*Mayor Logan and the Haunting of County Hall (Unconfirmed)
*Sergeant Blue and the case of the stolen sausages (ISBN 978-1-906938-04-8)
*Mr. Black and the invitation (ISBN 978-1-906938-05-5)
*Miss Rasp and the Unluckiest Day Ever (ISBN 978-1-906938-06-2)
*Mr. Goose in Monster about town (ISBN 978-1-906938-07-9)
*Dr. Elder and the Berry-Copter (ISBN 978-1-906938-08-6)
*The Boysen Twins in Under the Rainbow (ISBN 978-1-906938-09-3)
Places
There may be further places in Berry Town, but in the current set of books the following places are mentioned.
North Street
*Loch Berry - Mr. Huckle and Pip are always hanging around here on the jetty.
*Berry Manor - A Ruined old manor house.
*Dr. Elder's house and workshop.
*Woodland - Opposite Dr. Elder's house is Berry Woods.
*The Mountains - Way in the distance, up an old dirt track, is the Mountain Range seen in images facing North.
East Street
*The Post Office - This is Mr. Cran's working residence.
*Mr. Huckle's House - The home of Mr. Huckle and Pip.
South Street
*County Hall - Mayor Logan's residence.
*Berry Town School - Residence of Miss Rasp.
*Boysen Twin's House - Not that they're ever there.
West Street
*Bakery - Owned and occupied by Mrs. Straw. Located next to the Butcher's shop.
*Butcher's Shop - Owned and occupied by Mr. Goose. Located next to Bakery.
*Police Station - Occupied by Mr. Blue. Located next door to Mr. Black's House.
*Mr Black's House - Occupied by Mr. Black. Located next to Police Station.
Printings
The first print run of Mrs Straw and the Hungry Bee has only 50 copies printed by Forward Press, which is stated in the Verso, however, the publisher changed printers for all following copies of all the other books.
The first print run of Sgt. Blue and the Case of the Stolen Sausages mistakenly refers to Mr. Black as Mr. Rasp on two separate pages.

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