Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Mole's Spectacles, a brilliant story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of <... Read more The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship from the bestselling Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This special festive edi... Read more Families will have the chance to see the hour-long show from Saturday, December 2 to Sunday, December 31. Hundreds have raved about the production with one describing it as 'irresistibly charming.' Explore the deep dark wood with Mouse and see if you can spot the Gruffalo in this interactive novelty book, based on the bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo – with peep-holes a... Read more

In an interview in the book The Way We Write (2006), Donaldson writes that although "It can take months or years for the germination of a book ... writing The Gruffalo probably took two weeks, with all the rewriting". [6] She said that writing the second half of the book was difficult and almost forced her to stop altogether. [7] Donaldson said that she had admired Scheffler's illustrations for A Squash and Squeeze, and when her publisher did not suggest he would also be illustrating The Gruffalo, she sent him the text of the book herself. Scheffler showed the text to Macmillan, who were his publisher at the time and subsequently published the book. [8] Plot [ edit ] Richards, Stuart (2 January 2017). "Gruffalo River Ride Adventure coming to Chessington World of Adventures". Surrey Live . Retrieved 28 August 2022. The Gruffalo Jigsaw Book is in a special novelty board book format, including six twelve-piece jigsaw puzzles which every Gruffalo fan will enjoy!

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Lift the flaps and join in the winter fun with Squirrel's Snowman, a story in the Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo... Read more Celebrate Halloween with the witch and her friends in this special edition of the bestselling classic Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, with a stunning neon orange ... Read more Walk into the deep dark wood with Mouse in this t his amazing pop-up carousel book , and discover what happens when he comes face to face with a fox, an owl, a snake . . . and a hung... Read more I really enjoy writing verse, even though it can be fiendishly difficult. I used to memorise poems as a child and it means a lot to me when parents tell me their child can recite one of my books.

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to bring the story to life in this brilliant board book based on the classic picture book The Smartest Giant in Town by the creators of The G... Read more

Read by Imelda Staunton, The Gruffalo's Child is the number one bestselling, much-loved sequel to the worldwide phenomenon that is The Gruffalo. This audiobook edition also include... Read more Funnily enough, I find it harder to write not in verse, though I feel I am now getting the hang of it! My novel THE GIANTS AND THE JONESES is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. I have just finished writing a novel for teenagers. The obverse of the coin bears the fifth portrait of The Queen. Designed by Royal Mint engraver, Jody Clark, the fifth definitive UK coin portrait features a bust ofQueen Elizabeth II wearing the King George IV State Diadem. This portrait shows an 88-year-old Queen with deepwrinkles around the eye and mouth areas. The Queen wears Diamond Jubilee drop pearl earrings and her chin is lifted slightly, which has been said to indicate that she is looking positively towards thefuture.The truncation is shaped into a sweeping curve. This portrait was introduced in 2015 and continues to be used today. The inscription reads:ELIZABETH · II · D · G REG · F · D · 50 PENCE · 2019. A Spectacular Success Story The book is about 700 words long, and much of its charm also lies in the illustrations by Axel Scheffler. Once you’ve read it, it is impossible to imagine the gruffalo as anything else, but in fact he might have looked very different. “Our” monster is scary in a cute, dim-witted sort of way, but apparently Axel Scheffler’s first designs were of a monster who was far more frightening than the one we know. He also wondered about making the animals wear clothes, but in the end decided against it. We also have many of Donaldson & Scheffler's other books - and I'm pleased to say that they're consistently good. The Gruffalo's Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town, A Squash and a Squeeze, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, and Superworm all have my little boy's seal of approval.