The rollicking adventurous picture book from the numberone bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo,StickMan and Zog.'Give me your buns and your biscuits! Give me your chocolate eclairs! For I am the Rat of the highway,and the Rat Thief never shares!'Life is not safe for the other animals,as the villainous HighwayRat gallops along the highway,stealing their food. Clover froma rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his own horse'shay.Will he finally meet his comeuppance,in the form of a cunningduck Sturdy board pages with softly rounded corners are perfect forlittle onesA fabulous,rollicking rhyme,in the style of the famousAlfred Noyes poem,'The Highwayman',from the UK's number onepicture book author and illustrator Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on everypage with lots of details to spotAdventure,friendship and learning to be kind are atthe heart of this storyThe Highway Rat has been adapted into a popularanimated film starring voices from David Tennant (HighwayRat),Nina Sosanya (Duck),Rob Brydon (Horse),Tom Hollander(Squirrel) and Frances de la Tour (Rabbit)Superworm is on BBC One at Christmas with voiceartists including Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (narrator),MattSmith (Superworm) and Rob Brydon (Crow)New for September 2022 - look out for The Baddies,the wickedly funny new picture book by Julia Donaldsonand Axel Scheffler.'A classic picture book...great to read aloud'BBC Radio4
Publisher: ScholasticISBN: 9781407174341Number of pages: 30Weight: 400 gDimensions: 170 x 192 x 21 mm
Julia Donaldson
Children's author Julia Donaldson is one of the country's best-loved writers of picture books and rhyming stories for kids.
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Axel Scheffler is a book illustrator best known for creating artwork for children's books,particularly The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child written by Julia Donaldson. Axel and Julia have now collaborated together for over 20 years and remain one of the most creative partnerships in the Children's books world,drawing comparisons to Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake.
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