{"product_id":"9780702325069","title":"The Baddies (PB)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Julia Donaldson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFor children c 0-2 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 September 2023 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 32 pages\u003cbr\u003e279 x 250 x 8mm | 218g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand McCartney of children's publishing' Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fabulous picture book from superstar author and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eillustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot of slapstick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efun and silliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey just adore being bad, and fight over who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis the worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can't\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewait to scare her out of her wits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the little girl quickly shows them that you don't have to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebe big to be brave, and baddies don't always win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant paperback edition for new and old fans alike\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epage with lots of details to spot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favourites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuch as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand The Smeds and The Smoos - all of which have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen made into animated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe animated film of The Scarecrows' Wedding stars voice artists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eincluding Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey, The Trip) voicing Reginald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRake, Jessie Buckley (Wicked Little Letters, Wild Rose) as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetty O'Barley, Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Alice and Jack) as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry O'Hay, all led by Sophie Okonedo (Slow Horses, Hotel Rwanda)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas the Narrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore praise for The Baddies:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[The Baddies] is every bit as charming and wonderful and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efunny as you'd imagine' Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Radio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Live\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A mean ghost, witch and troll try, yet hilariously fail,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto frighten a girl in this brilliant new tale from the superstar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epicture book duo' The Bookseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Keeps little ones grinning and guffawing from the first colour-soaked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epage to the last hilarious line of this fresh, funny\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand exuberant rhyming story ... With Donaldson's heartwarming, inspirational\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emessages about being brave and standing up to bullies,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea wise and enchanting story in a rhyme perfectly created for reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealoud, and Scheffler's stunning and richly detailed illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproviding lots to spot on every page, this is a creative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epartnership made in children's reading heaven!' Lancashire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvening Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julia Donaldson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57425899585919,"sku":"9780702325069","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/2132\/2623\/files\/9780702325069_c21d6a61-50d7-426e-a42a-df3bc362ccab.jpg?v=1778844848","url":"https:\/\/berwynbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780702325069","provider":"The Berwyn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}