{"product_id":"the-baddies-early-reader","title":"Julia Donaldson: The Baddies Early Reader [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler\u003cbr\u003e      are the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing\" Sunday\u003cbr\u003e      Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The fabulous picture book from superstar\u003cbr\u003e      author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler\u003cbr\u003e      is a riot of slapstick fun and silliness and is now in accessible\u003cbr\u003e      early-reader format, with extra-clear font and layout to support\u003cbr\u003e      those gaining confidence in reading. The\u003cbr\u003e      Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll in the\u003cbr\u003e      land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They just adore being bad, and fight over\u003cbr\u003e      who is the worst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a little girl moves into a nearby\u003cbr\u003e      cottage, the Baddies can't wait to scare her out of her wits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      But the little girl quickly shows them that you don't\u003cbr\u003e      have to be big to be brave, and baddies don't always\u003cbr\u003e      win.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This early reader edition has extra-clear font\u003cbr\u003e      and layout making it acessible for those gaining confidence in reading\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures\u003cbr\u003e      on every page with lots of details to spot\u003cbr\u003e Julia and\u003cbr\u003e      Axel are the team that have created picture book favourites such\u003cbr\u003e      as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog and\u003cbr\u003e      Highway Rat - all of which have been made into animated\u003cbr\u003e      films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day.\u003cbr\u003e The animated film\u003cbr\u003e      of Tabby McTat is on BBC One at Christmas with voice artists including\u003cbr\u003e      Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) as the narrator, Rob Brydon\u003cbr\u003e      (Gavin and Stacey) as Fred, Sope Dirisu (Gangs of London) as Tabby\u003cbr\u003e      McTat, alongside Cariad Lloyd, Joanna Scanlan and Susan Wokoma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e More praise for The\u003cbr\u003e      Baddies:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '[The Baddies] is every bit as\u003cbr\u003e      charming and wonderful and funny as you'd imagine' Nihal\u003cbr\u003e      Arthanyake, BBC Radio 5 Live\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A mean ghost,\u003cbr\u003e      witch and troll try, yet hilariously fail, to frighten a girl\u003cbr\u003e      in this brilliant new tale from the superstar picture book duo'\u003cbr\u003e      The Bookseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Keeps little ones\u003cbr\u003e      grinning and guffawing from the first colour-soaked page to the\u003cbr\u003e      last hilarious line of this fresh, funny and exuberant rhyming\u003cbr\u003e      story ... With Donaldson's heartwarming, inspirational messages about\u003cbr\u003e      being brave and standing up to bullies, a wise and enchanting\u003cbr\u003e      story in a rhyme perfectly created for reading aloud, and Scheffler's\u003cbr\u003e      stunning and richly detailed illustrations providing lots\u003cbr\u003e      to spot on every page, this is a creative partnership made in children's\u003cbr\u003e      reading heaven!' Lancashire Evening Post","brand":"Donaldson, Julia \u0026 Scheffler, Axel","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50043157774675,"sku":"9780702333231","price":6.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/donaldson-julia-scheffler-axel-julia-donaldson-the-baddies-early-reader-2024-paperback-9780702333231-60627176882515.jpg?v=1735967645","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-baddies-early-reader","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}