Julia Donaldson is one of the UK's most successful picture book authors, whose titles regularly appear at the top of bestseller lists -- most notably, the acknowledged modern classic, The Gruffalo (0 333 71093 2). Her other picture books in collaboration with Axel Scheffler include Room On The Broom (0 333 90338 2) and The Smartest Giant In Town (0 333 96144 7). Julia is also much in demand for her brilliant events for children at schools, libraries and literary festivals. Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 20 languages. He has enjoyed particular success in his picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson, but is also the best-selling illustrator of novelty books including The Bedtime Bear (0 333 63788 7) and The Tickle Book (0 333 78151 5).