New Release Books by Axel Scheffler

A chunky board book for babies about jungle animals, with soft flaps to lift on every spread.

Join Mother Goose and her three little goslings as they enjoy over fifty classic nursery rhymes, traditional lullabies and favourite action songs, beautifully illustrated in full colour by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo. The rhymes are linked together by enchanting original stories about Mother Goose and her goslings as they learn to waddle, swim and more, giving a unique and fresh twist to these traditional favourites. From Humpty Dumpty to Jack and Jill, and from Baa Baa Black Sheep to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, there''s something for everyone in this beautiful collection.

A funny collection of short rhymes all about cats, with full-colour illustrations by the illustrator of The Gruffalo.

A search and find book for preschoolers about life on the farm, with chunky tabs and words to learn.

The classic, well-loved story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, masterfully brought to life by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffaloand Zog.

Make your way around the jungle and name all the different animals as you go in this bright and colourful buggy board book, beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo.With a handy cloth strap to attach to a highchair or buggy, you can take Axel Scheffler First Jungle Buggy Book with you wherever you go!Discover more animals in Axel Scheffler First Farm Buggy Book.

After a fun-filled day of collecting shells and digging in the sand at the beach, things get complicated by the arrival of a new friend who tests the bond between Pip and Posy.

The classic, well-loved story of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, masterfully brought to life by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffaloand Zog. Three little pigs get busy to work - they must come up with new houses that will keep the big, BAD wolf away. Will it be a house of hay? A house of wood? Or a house of bricks? Join these three little clever pigs as they outwit the wicked wolf! A well-known children''s fairy tale story illustrated by the one and only award-winning superstar, Axel Scheffler Hardback pocket-size format is perfect for little hands Part of a new series of fairy tale stories illustrated by Axel Scheffler, published by Scholastic. Watch out for Golidlocks and the Three Bearspublishing simultaneously Translated by Alison Green, author of bestselling picture book Kind A guaranteed classic, to sit on children''s bookshelves and be cherished for years to come

''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.

When Posy stays over at Pip''s house for the night, she is upset when she realizes that she has left her froggy at home.

Cuddly Cow was sleepy so she sighed and gave a yawn, "It must be time for bed by now - I''ve been awake since dawn."

"What do you get if you cross a whale with a jellyfish? Why a whellyfish of course!"--Back cover. This book will delight young readers as they flip the pages to make all sorts of different and unknown animals! They also learn about various marine creatures at the same time.

A first novelty board book for young children about noisy frog Freddy, with push, pull, slide and turning mechanisms.

What do you get if you cross an elephant with a lion? Why, that would be a elephon! And a zebra with a crocodile? That would be a zebodile, of course! With its sturdy, split pages and spiral binding, 121 possible combinations, silly names and animal noises to make you giggle, this hilarious rhyming flip-flap book in a fun format is perfect for pre-schoolers. Little readers will adore flipping Axel Scheffler''s animals again and again to see what crazy creatures they can create - and to find out what strange noises they make too! A very silly but absolutely compelling book that will charm the whole family.

This engaging new Pip and Posy picture book features richly-detailed scenes, a conversational, friendly text and Axel Scheffler''s characteristic touches of humour. The ''Can you find these things?'' panel along the bottom of each page adds an ''I-spy'' game element for extra fun - an ideal book for parent and child to share.

Real-life stories with real heart!

A munching giraffe, a roaring lion and a snuffling aardvark are just some of the animals making a racket down in the Noisy Jungle! With ten sounds to press, lots to spot and count and a rhyming story to share, children will love joining in with all the jungle fun! Axel Scheffler The Noisy Jungle Book is a gorgeous gift book children will return to time and time again, with fantastic artwork from Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo. Discover more animal adventures from Axel Scheffler: Axel Scheffler''s The Noisy Farm Book, Axel Scheffler Freddy the Frog and Axel Scheffler Pip the Puppy.

A big, noisy counting book, with six jungle animal sounds to press and hear Happy hippos, gentle giraffes, lazy lions, and frisky frogs—these are just some of the animals marching to the jungle beat in this wonderfully fun way to practice counting. With 10 animals to count, six amazing jungle sounds, and lively illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo, this is a book that children will enjoy again and again. Learning to count has never been so much fun!

An Axel Scheffler board book with a friendly, rhyming farmyard tale.

Sharing a fun-filled day in the snow but unable to agree on what kind of snow creature they should build, Pip and Posy consider such options as a snow mouse and a snow rabbit before finding a fun way to compromise. By the illustrator of The Gruffalo.

What do you get if you cross a pig with a turkey? Why, that would be a purkey And a sheep with a rabbit? That would be a shabbit, of course This is a very silly but absolutely compelling book that will charm the whole family.

Little readers will adore flipping Axel Scheffler''s animals again and again to see what crazy creatures they can create - and to find out what strange noises they make too!

Who can you hear in the deep dark wood? Is it Snake, hissing in the leaves? Or Owl, hooting in the trees? Journey through the deep dark wood with Snake, Owl, Fox and Mouse and discover who is making the growling noise! Gruffalo Growl by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is from the My First Gruffalo pre-school range. A board book with a chunky sound button - perfect for small paws.

The fun, rhyming text in these stories and accompanying CD will delight young children Katie, Pip, and Freddy are lively creatures who love to make noise, dance about, and have fun. Beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, these stories have lots of details that children will love to spot. This rhyming collection is completed by robust, easy-to-hold tabs to keep track of each story, and an audio recording by the voice of Poppy Cat, Joanna Page.

Tactile card blocks and a mini board book presented in a beautiful box: a great gift package from Axel Scheffler

Molly loves to listen to her dad''s bedtime stories. Once upon a time, he says, everyone was green, squirrels sang in choirs, tiny people lived in Aunt Elsie''s pot plant and of course, rabbits could fly . . . but can all this really be true? Molly thinks her dad''s just being silly as usual, but no-one''s bedtime stories are as good as his. So cuddle up on the sofa and pick one of these fourteen fantastically funny stories to read together before bed. Which one will be your favourite? Melanie von Bismarck''s brilliant collection of short stories is cleverly translated from the German by David Henry Wilson, author of the Jeremy James series, and is brought to life by the warm, witty and richly detailed pictures by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo. With a jacket, extra-thick paper, and a special ribbon to mark your place in the book, Flying Rabbits, Singing Squirrels and Other Bedtime Stories makes a great present – truly a book to treasure.

Imagine a world where everyone is kind - how can we make that come true? With gorgeous pictures by three wonderful illustrators, The KIND Activity Book is a timely, inspiring activity book about the many ways children can be kind, from sharing their toys and games to helping those from other countries feel welcome. The book is endorsed by The Gruffaloillustrator Axel Scheffler Fifty pence from the sale of each printed copy will go to the Three Peas charity, which gives vital help to refugees from war-torn countries. Three Peas does most of their work in Greece with Syrian refugees so the two illustrators featured alongside Axel are from Greece and Syria - working together to make a beautifully kind and inclusive book