This laugh-out-loud story was the first to be created by the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, marking the beginning of the most successful picture book partnership ever. Twenty years after it was originally published, this classic tale of a little old lady, a wise old man and a chaotic collection of larder-raiding, curtain-chewing, jig-dancing animals is as fresh and funny as ever.
Macmillan is proud to publish this limited edition 20th anniversary edition, complete with early drawings from Axel's sketchbook and a specially written foreword from Julia herself.
Author Information
Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 20 languages. He has enjoyed particular success in his picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson, but is also the best-selling illustrator of novelty books including The Bedtime Bear and The Tickle Book. Julia Donaldson is one of the UK's most successful picture book authors, whose titles regularly appear at the top of bestseller lists - most notably, the modern classic, The Gruffalo. Her other picture books in collaboration with Axel Scheffler include Room on the Broom and The Smartest Giant in Town.
