Product details
ISBN
9780571255986
Published
2010-10-07
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Weight
179 gr
Height
205 mm
Width
136 mm
Thickness
9 mm
Age
01, G
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
40
Author
Biographical note
Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his illustration. The Gruffalo, published in 1999, has become a modern classic, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide and translated into more than twenty languages. He is the author of many other award-winning titles, including The Gruffalo's Child, Monkey Puzzle, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and Tiddler. An edition of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats with Axel's illustrations was published by Faber in 2009. Born in Germany, Axel now lives in London .
'Such an animal is difficult to tame and always likely, when suddenly alarmed, to give our finger a nasty nip with its teeth'
While dipping into The Children's Encyclopaedia of 1910, Axel Scheffler came across a small but indispensible guide to procuring and caring for your pet squirrel. Intrigued by the unlikely notion of a child attempting to keep so wild an animal, Axel created a series of delightful, beautifully finished illustrations to accompany the text.
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'Such an animal is difficult to tame and always likely, when suddenly alarmed, to give our finger a nasty nip with its teeth'
While dipping into The Children's Encyclopaedia of 1910, Axel Scheffler came across a small but indispensible guide to procuring and caring for your pet squirrel.
Read more
A charming adult gift title from the bestselling illustrator of The Gruffalo.
Product details
ISBN
9780571255986
Published
2010-10-07
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Weight
179 gr
Height
205 mm
Width
136 mm
Thickness
9 mm
Age
01, G
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
40
Author