Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling picture
book, The Highway Rat, is now available in a read-alone
full-colour novel format.
Teach your child to read with their favourite Julia Donaldson!
'Give me your buns and your biscuits!
Give
me your chocolate éclairs!
For I am the Rat
of the highway,
and the Rat Thief never shares!'
Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway
Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food.
Clover from a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his
own horse's hay. Then he meets his comeuppance, in the form of
a cunning duck. A fabulous, rollicking rhyme, in the style of the
Alfred Noyes poem, 'The Highwayman'.
This Early Reader edition contains the complete classic story
and pictures
a pocket-book format
with an extra-clear font and layout to support children who are
gaining confidence in reading
The Highway Rat premiered as an animation on BBC Christmas
2017
The animated film of Tabby McTat stars
voice artists including Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) as the narrator,
Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey) as Fred, Sope Dirisu (Gangs
of London) as Tabby McTat, alongside Cariad Lloyd, Joanna Scanlan
and Susan Wokoma.
Look out for Jonty Gentoo by Julia
Donaldson and Axel Scheffler in 2024.
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Julia Donaldson Biography
Julia Donaldson is the highly talented author of some of the best-loved children’s books in the world. Born in London in 1948, she grew up with her younger sister Mary who she loved to create imaginary characters with.
She started her career as a singer-songwriter, writing mainly for children’s television. One of these
Axel Scheffler Biography
Axel Scheffler is an acclaimed illustrator, animator and more recently author of children's books. He was born in Hamburg in 1957 and moved to England in 1982 in order to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art. He then worked for a variety of advertising companies, magazines and newspapers in both England and Germany
