Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler reflect on a lifetime of storytelling as they reveal new Gruffalo book
As the latest instalment in the Gruffalo series reached bookshelves on Thursday, author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler reflected on more than two decades of collaboration, saying the enduring popularity of their beloved monster had exceeded anything they imagined when they first created him.
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