PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. Axel is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child. In addition to his picture books, Axel illustrates wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes.
Every well-read toddler will be familiar with Julia Donaldson’s Tales from Acorn Wood series, in which Fox loses his socks, and Rabbit has difficulty napping. And now finally, after 20 years, comes the fifth instalment, Cat’s Cookbook, in which Donaldson uses her beloved rhyming text to tell the story of a cat in search of a recipe. -- Emily Bearn * The Telegraph *
