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A Squash and a Squeeze
A Squash and a Squeeze
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Published:
21 April, 2016
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Published:
21 April, 2016
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A brilliantly funny rhyming story full of favourite farm animals, A Squash and a Squeeze is the first ever picture book written and illustrated by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.
A little old lady is fed up with how small her house feels. Whatever can she do? The wise old man knows: bring in a noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When she pushes them all out again, she'll be amazed at how big her house feels!
This classic story is a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans – big and small!
Also available: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, The Snail and the Whale, The Smartest Giant in Town, Room on the Broom, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book and Monkey Puzzle.
Look out for Gruffalo Granny, the brand new Gruffalo picture book adventure - coming on 10th September 2026!
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781509804788 |
| ISBN10 | 1509804781 |
| Number Of Pages | 32 |
| Item Weight | 184 g |
| Product Dimensions | 225 x 278 x 4 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
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My readers collapsed in heaps, and then had to have it read again. -- Vivian French * Guardian *
Author's Bio
Julia Donaldson has written some of the world’s best-loved children’s books of the last 30 years, including bestselling modern classic The Gruffalo, which has been translated into over 100 languages and dialects, and its sequel The Gruffalo’s Child. Her other books include Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and The Highway Rat, all illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog and Gozzle, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia lives in West Sussex.
Axel Scheffler was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1957. He studied history of art in Hamburg, before moving to the United Kingdom to study illustration at Bath Academy of Art in 1982. Since then he has worked as a freelance illustrator in London. He is best known for the children's books he has illustrated through his partnership with author, Julia Donaldson. Their first book together A Squash and a Squeeze was published in 1993 and has sold 2.2 million copies worldwide. The duo then went on to create The Gruffalo, which has sold over 18 million copies, in 113 countries throughout the world. He lives in London.