Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Stick Man
by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Category 1: Early Years (0-7 years)

About the book

"Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three."

But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Join Stick Man on his troublesome journey back to the family tree.

Another winner from the author of The Gruffalo.

About the author & illustrator

Julia Donaldson embarked on her publishing career when a song she’d written for the BBC – ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ – was turned into a book. This was the beginning of the acclaimed and bestselling partnership of Julia and artist Axel Scheffler. More than a decade on, the duo have become picture book superstars with titles including The Gruffalo (which has sold nearly two million copies worldwide and been translated into thirty languages), The Gruffalo’s Child, Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, The Smartest Giant in Town, The Snail and the Whale (named by Prime Minister Gordon Brown as one of his favourite books) and Tiddler.

When Julia met Malcolm – her husband-to-be – in her 20s, they set out together on a world trip to taste adventure and to explore different cultures. Relying on busking to survive, they lived a simple existence. Many years later, Julia and Malcolm began another round-the-world trip, this time visiting international schools in Asia, Australasia and the South Pacific. Julia even met Hollywood stars Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas when they brought their children to her event in Bermuda.

Julia lives in Glasgow and is a full-time writer with picture books, novels, songbooks and a phonics series to her name.

To find out more, visit www.gruffalo.com or www.juliadonaldson.co.uk

Axel Scheffler was born in Hamburg, Germany. In the 1980s Axel moved to study Illustration at Bath Academy of Art, where he spent much of his time drawing sheep and peacocks in the grounds of Corsham Court. Axel then moved to London where he began illustrating for a variety of English and German advertising companies, magazines and newspapers, before moving into book illustrations in the early 90s, where he began his picture book odyssey with Julia Donaldson. In 2006, he designed Gordon Brown’s Christmas cards.

Axel lives in London but likes to hop across the Channel frequently for visits to continental Europe. His hobbies include walking, cooking, reading and beadwork.

Julia and Axel’s most recent books together are Tiddler, published in September 2007 and which has been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2009, and Stick Man, published in September 2008.

Read more about Julia Donaldson on her LLF page.

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