A Squash and a Squeeze
by Julia Donaldson (Author) Axel Scheffler (Illustrator)
Adapted from a classic folktale, A Squash and a Squeeze was the very first picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, before they went on to become international stars for their beloved picture books, including The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom.
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Donaldson and Scheffler's first collaboration, here reissued, derives from a Yiddish folktale. An old woman complains that her house is too small, so a wise old man advises her to take in all her animals, one at a time; when she takes them out again, her little house feels spacious. The rhyming text is appealingly illustrated with homey pictures of farm animals wreaking mild havoc.
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Review quotes
-- School Library Journal
"A word lover's delight in rousing, rhyming verse."
— New York Times Book Review
"The unlikely superhero with his googly eyes and winning smile will be hit, and the rhythmic rhyme will have audiences chanting along by the end of the story.... Silly and slimy — superfun!"
— Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Julia Donaldson served as the UK Children's Laureate from 2011 to 2013 and has written many bestselling and beloved children's books, including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, and Stick Man. She lives in West Sussex in the south of the UK.
Axel Scheffler's award-winning books include Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, and The Gruffalo. His illustrations have been published in more than 30 countries. He lives in London, England.
JUV009030 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Counting & Numbers
JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
Stories in rhyme
Dwellings
Domestic animals
Crowding stress
