The Amazing World of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Discover the wonderful worlds behind the nation's favourite picture-book partnership
$49.99
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2025
Summary
A celebration of the unparalleled creative partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, packed full of fun facts, behind-the-scenes information and never-before-seen illustrations. With a foreword by Rob Brydon.
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have been working together for over thirty years, creating some of the world’s best-loved picture books, including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog.
Discover more about their early lives, how their creative par…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035004942 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035004941 |
| Author: | Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler, Rob Brydon, Amanda Li |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books and Alison Green Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.03kg |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 236mm x 290mm |
| Audience Age: | 7-18 |
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Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world’s best-loved children’s books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, which together have sold over 27.5 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series and was the winner of the Illustrator of the Year award at the British Book Awards in 2018. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.
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