Charlie Cook's Favourite Book 15th Anniversary Edition - Softcover

Donaldson, Julia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1529023467 ISBN 13: 9781529023466

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 2020

Synopsis

Celebrate the joy of books and reading with this special anniversary edition of Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, featuring the much-loved original story plus additional bonus content.

Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog . . . From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there's something for everyone in Charlie's amazing book of adventure!

Charlie Cook's Favourite Book 15th Anniversary Edition features the classic story by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo, as well extra-special additional content to celebrate the anniversary year.

About this title

Review:

The picture book of the season., The Bookseller

Both the words and the illustrations are full of fun and jokes . . . above all, it proves that reading is irresistible., Sunday Times

A glorious celebration of books and reading, Scotsman

About the Author:

Julia Donaldson has written 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 17 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 the UK Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their 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. Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty, gift and poetry books for Macmillan, such as Fish Who Dream of Trees (Two Hoots) and the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes – and of course, he is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide. Axel’s artwork is exhibited internationally; he has illustrated for many charities and designed the Royal Mail Christmas stamps in 2012. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1529023467
• ISBN 13: 9781529023466
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Scheffler Axel