The Baddies: a wickedly funny picture book from the creators of The Gruffalo

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One of my television songs, A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. The Baddies reminds readers that joy and bravery can happily defeat mean-spirited bullying, and that kindness can bring contentment.

You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods.Kids seem to be drawn to stories about bad guys and scary things, probably because they don't yet understand the "why" behind them. The witch, troll, and ghost are more silly than scary, making this an ideal Halloween read-aloud for the early elementary grades.

While the Ghost states that he’s the most scary because of his haunting, the Witch is proud of her spells. He took his portfolio to a number of publishers and Faber commissioned him to illustrate The Piemakers by Helen Cresswell and The Bottle Rabbit by Bernard McCabe. This fabulous picture book from superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot of slapstick fun and silliness. Our Book of the Month for Age 5+ is The Baddies, the brand-new picture book from superstar author-illustrator duo Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Written by Uju Asika, author of Bringing up Race, this beautiful picture book celebrates the beauty and joy of living in a wonderfully diverse world.Axel went on from school to study History of Art at the University of Hamburg – but he didn’t like the course and decided to leave. Though there are "baddies" who try to scare the girl and turn her to stone, the girl is not at all bothered by them, so young readers will not be, either. My little nitpick: I wish the author or editor had caught the double use of the phrase "as could be," and changed one of them to something else. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Axel has achieved worldwide acclaim for his humorous illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 29 languages.