Children’s author Julia Donaldson has joined forces with her regular illustrator Axel Scheffler to help children understand and follow official guidance. And what a joy to see the Gruffalo social distancing, The Smartest Giant in Town washing his hands or Charlie Cook reading his favourite books at home.
Scheffler had the idea as he wanted to help, and decided to work on a children’s book explaining coronavirus (now available on a free download) and in the meantime contacted Donaldson over doing some witty sketches based on their collaboration books. The idea was to show kids characters they knew and loved incorporating a tip about coronavirus.
The popular 1999 Guraffalo story of a mouse taking a walk in the woods sold 13 million copies and was followed up by The Gruffalo’s Child. Donaldson and Scheffler also collaborated on other kids favourites like Stickman, who has been re-imagined as doing home fitness. Other characters like the Smeds have been drawn making video calls to their families and helping others with shopping.
The full list of Axel’s images are below, and you can click on your favourite to go straight there or see every image of the set in a slideshow:
The Gruffalo
Stick Man
Tabby McTat
A Squash and a Squeeze
The Highway Rat
The Smeds and the Smoos
The Scarecrows’ Wedding
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book
The Gruffalo’s Child
The Smartest Giant in Town
Zog and the Flying Doctors
Room on the Broom
All of the Julia Dondaldson / Axel Scheffler books are available on Amazon Including a 10 book collection at a great price.
All of the Julia Donaldson Social Distancing Images
London born Julia Donaldson was the 2011–2013 Children’s Laureate and best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
In 1993 the words of one of her songs “A Squash and a squeeze” was made into a book, and in total 64 of the 184 published works are available in bookshops.
Enjoy them all below:
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The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo is arguably the most famous of the collection. Based on the Chinese story of a little girl who escapes being eaten by a tiger. The story was reimaged, and the name Gruffalo was made up to intentionally rhyme with “doesn’t he know”.
Macmillan Children’s Books published The Gruffalo in 1999, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. in 2009 it was animated by Magic Light Pictures with a cast including Robbie Coltrane as the Gruffalo, James Corden as the mouse, and Helena Bonham Carter Mother Squirrel who narrates), Rob Brydon (Snake), John Hurt (Owl) and Tom Wilkinson (Fox).
“All right,” said the Gruffalo, bursting with laughter. “you go ahead and I’ll follow two meters after.”
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Stick Man
The 2008 Family favourite Stick Man is about an anthropomorphic wooden stick, who is separated from his family and his adventures as he tries to get back to the Family Tree.
Written by Julia Donaldson, and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, it has sold over 2 million copies. The book was adapted by Magic Light Pictures in 2015 featuring Martin Freeman as Stick Man. Due to the appearance of Father Christmas, it’s become a festive staple for families.
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Tabby McTat
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A Squash and a Squeeze
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The Highway Rat
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The Smeds and the Smoos
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The Scarecrows’ Wedding
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Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book
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The Gruffalo’s Child
The 2004 sequel to the best-selling Gruffalo came five years later with the Gruffalo’s Child. Again Julia Donaldson’s written verse collaborated with Axel Scheffler’s illustrations as the Gruffalo’s daughter sets off into the deep dark wood. Along her journey, she meets the same Owl, Fox, Snake, and of course the Mouse.
In 2011 the picture book was adapted into a short animation by the Magic Light Pictures team, reuniting the same actors from the first film plus Shirley Henderson as the Gruffalo’s Child.
The Gruffalos stayed in the Gruffalo cave. The Gruffalo’s Child did her best to behave.
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The Smartest Giant in Town
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Zog and the Flying Doctors
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Room on the Broom
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