The Baddies Early Reader

Author: Donaldson, Julia

Picture books: character books

Published on 1 August 2024 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
190 x 145 x 2 | 74g

  'Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

are the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing' Sunday

Times The fabulous picture book from superstar

author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

is a riot of slapstick fun and silliness and is now in accessible

early-reader format, with extra-clear font and layout to support

those gaining confidence in reading. The

Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll in the

land.

They just adore being bad, and fight over

who is the worst.

When a little girl moves into a nearby

cottage, the Baddies can’t wait to scare her out of her wits.

But the little girl quickly shows them that you don’t

have to be big to be brave, and baddies don’t always

win.

This early reader edition has extra-clear font

and layout making it acessible for those gaining confidence in reading

Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures

on every page with lots of details to spot Julia and

Axel are the team that have created picture book favourites such

as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog and

Highway Rat - all of which have been made into animated

films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day.

More

praise for The Baddies: '[The

Baddies] is every bit as charming and wonderful and funny as

you'd imagine' Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Radio 5 Live

'A mean ghost, witch and troll try, yet hilariously

fail, to frighten a girl in this brilliant new tale from the

superstar picture book duo' The Bookseller

'Keeps little ones grinning and guffawing from the

first colour-soaked page to the last hilarious line of this fresh,

funny and exuberant rhyming story ... With Donaldson's heartwarming,

inspirational messages about being brave and standing up to

bullies, a wise and enchanting story in a rhyme perfectly created

for reading aloud, and Scheffler's stunning and richly detailed

illustrations providing lots to spot on every page, this is a creative

partnership made in children's reading heaven!' Lancashire

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