Celebrate 30 years of of A Squash and a Squeeze, the first ever picture book written and illustrated by the bestselling partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, with this special anniversary edition featuring the much-loved classic story plus special content.
"Wise old man, won't you help me, please? My house is a squash and squeeze."
A little old lady lives all by herself in her house but she's not happy – it's just too small, even for one. Whatever can she do? The wise old man knows: bring in a flappy, scratchy, greedy, noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When she pushes them all out again, she'll be amazed at how big her house feels!
A Squash and a Squeeze 30th Anniversary Edition features the classic story from the creators of The Gruffalo with a stunning foil cover as well as extra-special content including a letter from the author and some early sketches from the illustrator to celebrate the anniversary year.
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
