A Squash and a Squeeze

The first ever funny rhyme by the world-famous creators of The Gruffalo. What should you do when your house is a squash? Make it even smaller! The old lady’s house is poky and small. Gosh, what a squash! What a squeeze! But with a cow on the table, a goat on the bed and a pig in the larder munching her bread – not to mention a huge flapping hen – can she make her house feel big and empty again? A hoot of a story, bursting with comic energy. Squash up and enjoy!

  • The first story by the star team behind The Gruffalo
  • A laugh-aloud rhyming classic full of animal antics
  • Julia and Axel are the UK’s top picture book team
  • Feelgood message about appreciating what you have

“My readers collapsed in heaps, and then had to have it read again. And again.” Vivian French, Guardian

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Authors

  • Photo of Julia Donaldson

    Julia Donaldson

    Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

    Awards

    Julia has won many major book prizes, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm. Julia was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

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    Axel Scheffler

    Axel is the illustrator of The Gruffalo and many other favourite picture books.

    Awards

    Axel has won many of the major book prizes, including the Smarties and Bluue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm.

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