The Gruffalo And Friends Advent Calendar Book Collection (count Down To Christmas With 24 Mini Activity Books)

By (author) Donaldson Julia; Illustrated by Scheffler Axel
Short description/annotation:
Celebrate the festive season with this collection of twenty-four individually-wrapped mini books from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, packaged together in a beautiful hardback slipcase with ribbon tie.
Description:

Count down to Christmas with this book advent calendar for kids! A collection of twenty-four mini activity, song and rhyme books, based on the bestselling picture books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Enjoy a book every day with this fantastic festive collection, including colouring, drawing and activity books based on the family-favourite picture books, The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and more. Plus lots of family fun with songs and rhymes to enjoy together.

Then, match up the back covers of your mini-books to create four special puzzle scenes featuring all your favourite characters celebrating the festive season.

With twenty-four mini books collected together in a beautiful hardback presentation case with tie ribbon, The Gruffalo and Friends Advent Calendar Book Collection is perfect for sharing together every day of advent.

Biographical note:

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. 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.