Baddies (PB)

"Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennonand McCartney of children's publishing" SundayTimesThis fabulous picture book from superstar author andillustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot of slapstickfun and silliness.The Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll inthe land.They just adore being bad, and fight over whois the worst.When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can'twait to scare her out of her wits.But the little girl quickly shows them that you don't have tobe big to be brave, and baddies don't always win. A brilliant paperback edition for new and old fans alikePerfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on everypage with lots of details to spotJulia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favouritessuch as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zogand The Smeds and The Smoos - all of which havebeen made into animated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas DayThe animated film of The Scarecrows' Wedding stars voice artistsincluding Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey, The Trip) voicing ReginaldRake, Jessie Buckley (Wicked Little Letters, Wild Rose) asBetty O'Barley, Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Alice and Jack) asHarry O'Hay, all led by Sophie Okonedo (Slow Horses, Hotel Rwanda)as the Narrator.  More praise for The Baddies:'[The Baddies] is every bit as charming and wonderful andfunny as you'd imagine' Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Radio5 Live'A mean ghost, witch and troll try, yet hilariously fail,to frighten a girl in this brilliant new tale from the superstarpicture book duo' The Bookseller'Keeps little ones grinning and guffawing from the first colour-soakedpage to the last hilarious line of this fresh, funnyand exuberant rhyming story ... With Donaldson's heartwarming, inspirationalmessages about being brave and standing up to bullies,a wise and enchanting story in a rhyme perfectly created for readingaloud, and Scheffler's stunning and richly detailed illustrationsproviding lots to spot on every page, this is a creativepartnership made in children's reading heaven!' LancashireEvening Post