The book
Mrs Needle - Freckles
- Format
- 21 × 21 cm
- Pages
- 28
- Binding
- Hardback, sewn
- Language
- Polish
Buy the book£14.99
An INKSIDE series
Mrs Needle
Small, thin and quiet. And yet she can mend almost anything — including the things you cannot see.
The heroine
Mrs Needle
A sewing needle who appears exactly when something breaks. She doesn't shout, she doesn't save the world — she simply sews back what was torn.
Her friend
Freckles the Doll
Anetka's beloved rag doll. When the little heart on her dress is torn, Freckles stops smiling and hurts the ones who love her most.
The story
Anetka and Freckles are inseparable. Their cosy world changes the day the doll's heart is torn — and something inside her tears too.
Just as everyone loses hope, Mrs Needle arrives. And it turns out you don't have to be big and strong to be a hero.
What the series teaches
Courage
Even when you're the smallest one in the room.
Empathy
Noticing when someone nearby is struggling.
Helping others
Helping without asking what's in it for you.
Caring for things
Mending instead of throwing away.
Peek inside
The edition
Made properly
A book you want to hold — and one that survives hundreds of bedtimes.
Matte finish
No glare, no fingerprints. Deeper colours and a paper that feels good under the hand.
Hardcover, sewn binding
Pages are sewn, not glued — the book lies flat and survives years of reading.
A child-friendly typeface
Letters have clear, unambiguous shapes — no confusing b/d or p/q, so reading alone is far less tiring.
Audio
Mrs Needle + Granny Kate's reading
Your child turns the pages while Granny Kate reads the story aloud — in her own voice, at her own pace.
Read and listen£22.99
Buying
Questions before buying
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More from the series
Next books
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