Celebrate twenty-five years of this magical tale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, with this special anniversary edition of the story, featuring fun bonus extra material.

Celebrate twenty-five years of the bestselling classic Room on the Broom with this edition, perfect for little ones at Halloween. Enjoy the much-loved story, a stunning special cover, and bonus content from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. The witch and her cat, a dog, a bird and a frog all fly through the wind on her broomstick until . . . SNAP! It breaks in two. And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch's animal friends had better think fast . . . Room on the Broom 25th Anniversary Edition features the classic rhyming story as well as a letter from the author, early sketches from the illustrator, a fun craft activity and the Room on the Broom song. From the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, celebrate the anniversary year with this special edition.

Details

ISBN13: 9781035079711
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 32
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 28.4(H)x25(L)x0.4(W)
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Author Biography

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 27.5 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. She was Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia divides her time between West Sussex and Edinburgh. 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. He is also the illustrator of the popular Pip and Posy series, and other books with Julia Donaldson including The Ugly Five. Axel was the winner of the Illustrator of the Year award in 2018. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

Reviews

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have come up with another gem . . . We loved it. * Independent *