Squash Squeeze by Donaldson Julia, First Edition (12 results)

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. Scheffler, Axel (illustrator). First Australian Edition. VG, Edgewear, creases, indentations. Illustrated children's story. Unpaginated. Expanded condition report/digital photo on request.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This laugh-out-loud story was the first to be created by the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, marking the beginning of the most successful picture book partnership ever. Twenty years after it was originally published, this classic tale of a little old lady, a wise old man and a chaotic collection of larder-raiding, curtain-chewing, jig-dancing animals is as fresh and funny as ever. Macmillan is proud to publish this limited edition 20th anniversary edition, complete with early drawings from Axel's sketchbook and a specially written foreword from Julia herself. The classic picture book in a big book format! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This laugh-out-loud story was the first to be created by the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, marking the beginning of the most successful picture book partnership ever. Twenty years after it was originally published, this classic tale of a little old lady, a wise old man and a chaotic collection of larder-raiding, curtain-chewing, jig-dancing animals is as fresh and funny as ever. Macmillan is proud to publish this limited edition 20th anniversary edition, complete with early drawings from Axel's sketchbook and a specially written foreword from Julia herself. The classic picture book in a big book format! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This laugh-out-loud story was the first to be created by the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, marking the beginning of the most successful picture book partnership ever. Twenty years after it was originally published, this classic tale of a little old lady, a wise old man and a chaotic collection of larder-raiding, curtain-chewing, jig-dancing animals is as fresh and funny as ever. Macmillan is proud to publish this limited edition 20th anniversary edition, complete with early drawings from Axel's sketchbook and a specially written foreword from Julia herself. The classic picture book in a big book format! Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First British Mammoth Paperback Edition / Second Print (number line on copyright page 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2). First published in hardback By Methuen in 1993. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. Colour illustrations throughout. Signed in black ink by author and illustrator to pieces of paper pasted to title page. Not library copy, no creasing to spine, no children's scribble or inscriptions. (61/6). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Axel Scheffler (illustrator). 1st Edition. First British Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in colour pictorial boards, no dustjacket as issued. Colour illustrations throughout, colour pictorial endpapers. Library copy, light remains of sticker to ffep and rear pastedown, light ink stamp to title page. (63/3).

Hard Cover. First Edition. (London: Methuen Children's Books 1993). First UK Edition. A children's annual (not issued with a dustwrapper). A faint bruise (I hesitate to call it a bump) to the top right-hand corner of the front board otherwise a bright and clean near fine copy with absolutely NO FADING OR RUBBING to the boards. Inside the text is clean and there are no inscriptions inside. Being hyper-critical there are several short, closed tears to the bottom edge of a few pages (likely caused by a child not being vigilant when reading this copy). These short tears have been neatly and skilfully repaired by Filmoplast acid-free repair tape. This is the first edition of Julia Donaldson's very first book and quite scarce. NB: Donaldson's first book and not to be confused with the later reissue in dustwrapper by Macmillan. Superb illustrations by Axel Scheffler. This copy looks much nicer than it sounds. Photographs/scans available upon request.

First edition, US issue. Original pictorial boards in matching dustwrapper. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout by Axel Scheffler. The author's rare first book.

Hard Cover. First Edition. (London: Methuen Children's Books 1993). First UK Edition. A children's annual (not issued with a dustwrapper). A bump to the top right-hand corner of the front board and to the top left-hand corner of the back board, a hint of spine fade, very minor surface loss to the top right and bottom left-hand corner of the front board and a tiny tear/abrasion to the bottom left-hand corner of the front free end-paper (likely a production flaw) otherwise a near fine copy which appears to have been little read. This is the first edition of Julia Donaldson's very first book and a modern rarity (which is rare in commerce). NB: Donaldson's first book and not to be confused with the later reissue in dustwrapper by Macmillan. Superb illustrations by Axel Scheffler. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. The author's first book which, due to the infrequency of its appearance in commerce, is likely to have had a very limited print run. It also marks the first collaboration between the author and illustrator, whose partnership would later go on to create 'The Gruffalo', 'Stick Man', 'Zog' and 'Room on the Broom' among others. Original pictorial boards with pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. Slight toning to edges and very minor instances of rubbing to corners, else a fine and sharp example, free from any names or inscriptions. No jacket as issued. Free domestic and international express shipping provided.

First edition. This was the first collaboration between Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The book appeared six years before The Gruffalo and is comparatively rare in commerce. During the 1970s Julia Donaldson contributed material to BBC Children's Television as a songwriter. The programme Play School broadcast her story "A Squash and a Squeeze" on 6 January 1978, and a BBC Record (Play On - Songs from Play School), from the same year, included the story sung by Derek Griffiths and Floella Benjamin. However, it took over 13 years for a children's publisher to approach Donaldson and propose publication of the story as a picture book. Methuen Children's Books commissioned illustrations from Axel Scheffler. The book was the artist's second picture book. Quarto. Illustrated throughout by Axel Scheffler. Original pictorial boards, spine and covers lettered in black, illustrated endpapers. Issued without dust jacket. Spine slightly sunned, ends just bumped, nick to bottom margin of final page; a very good copy.

A first edition, first printing of 'A Squash and A Squeeze' by Donaldson and Scheffler published by Methuen in 1993. A very good book with some fading to the spine and rubbing to the corners and spine tips - no inscriptions. A lovely copy *A Squash and a Squeeze* by Julia Donaldson is a charming rhyming picture book about a little old lady who complains that her house is too small. A wise old man advises her to bring in various animalsa hen, goat, pig, and cowmaking the space feel even more cramped. When she finally removes them, she realises her home is bigger than she thought. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the book delivers a fun, engaging message about gratitude and perspective. With its rhythmic storytelling and playful humour, it's a delightful read for young children and a classic in Donaldson's collection.