ZOG Early Reader

Author: Julia DonaldsonPicture books: character booksPublished on 1 August 2024 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom. Paperback | 32 pages 190 x 145 x 2 | 74g 'Julia Donaldson and Axel Schefflerare the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing' SundayTimes The fabulous picture book from superstarauthor and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffleris a riot of slapstick fun and silliness and is now in accessibleearly-reader format, with extra-clear font and layout to supportthose gaining confidence in reading. TheBaddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll in theland. They just adore being bad, and fight overwho is the worst. When a little girl moves into a nearbycottage, the Baddies can’t wait to scare her out of her wits.But the little girl quickly shows them that you don’thave to be big to be brave, and baddies don’t alwayswin. This early reader edition has extra-clear fontand layout making it acessible for those gaining confidence in reading Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictureson every page with lots of details to spot Julia andAxel are the team that have created picture book favourites suchas The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog andHighway Rat - all of which have been made into animatedfilms premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day. Morepraise for The Baddies: '[TheBaddies] is every bit as charming and wonderful and funny asyou'd imagine' Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Radio 5 Live'A mean ghost, witch and troll try, yet hilariouslyfail, to frighten a girl in this brilliant new tale from thesuperstar picture book duo' The Bookseller'Keeps little ones grinning and guffawing from thefirst colour-soaked page to the last hilarious line of this fresh,funny and exuberant rhyming story ... With Donaldson's heartwarming,inspirational messages about being brave and standing up tobullies, a wise and enchanting story in a rhyme perfectly createdfor reading aloud, and Scheffler's stunning and richly detailedillustrations providing lots to spot on every page, this is a creativepartnership made in children's reading heaven!' LancashireEvening Post