Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented,
prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books. She
was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a
CBE for Services to Literature. Her books include the Acorn Wood
series, What the Ladybird Heard and the modern classic The
Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has
been translated into over sixty languages. Julia also writes
fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live
children's shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband
Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh.
Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly
recognizable, 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. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with
his family in London.
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