Julia Donaldson is one of the UK's most successful picture book authors, whose titles include the acknowledged modern classic, THE GRUFFALO (0 333 71093 2), which won the Smarties Gold prize. Other bestsellers include ROOM ON THE BROOM (0 333 90338 2) THE SMARTEST GIANT IN TOWN (0 333 96144 7) and THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE (0 333 98223 1), all illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Her first collaboration with Nick Sharratt, WRIGGLE AND ROAR (1 405 02165 9), was published to wonderful reviews.
Nick Sharratt is one of the country's best loved children's illustrators and has more than 100 books to his name. He has written and illustrated many successful books for Macmillan, including WRIGGLE AND ROAR, the LIFT-THE-FLAP FAIRY TALES series and a series of BUGGY BUDDIES for Campbell Books.