A Squash and a Squeeze - Softcover

Julia Donaldson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405004770 ISBN 13: 9781405004770

Publisher: MacMillan Children's Books, 2004

Synopsis

a bit of a classic... A goat on the bed and a cow on the table tapping out a jig? My readers collapsed in heaps, and then had to have it read again. And again.'' Vivian French in the Guardian 'Wise old man, won't you help me, please? My house is a squash and squeeze.'' What can you do if your house is too small? The wise old man knows: bring in a flappy, scratchy, noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When you push them all out again, you'll be amazed at how big your house feels! The brilliantly funny A Squash and a Squeeze was the first ever picture book written and illustrated by the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, authors of The Gruffalo.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"Wise old man, won't you help me please? My house is a squash and a squeeze!"

What can you do if your house is too small? The wise old man knows. Bring in a flapping, scratching, noisy crowd of barnyard animals. When you push them all out again, you'll b

About the Author:

Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over sixty languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh. Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: MacMillan Children's Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1405004770
• ISBN 13: 9781405004770
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 32