Lift the flaps as you read Cat's Cookbook, then have fun doing a big jigsaw puzzle featuring all your favourite characters from Tales from Acorn Wood, the bestselling preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.
Cat wants to learn to cook. Will she find a book to help her in Acorn Library? Lift the flaps to find out! This special gift set includes the favourite lift-the-flap story and an amazing 20-piece jigsaw puzzle, so you can learn all about colours with Cat, Fox, Squirrel and all their friends in Acorn Wood.
With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood books have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years. Cat's Cookbook: Book and Jigsaw Set is the perfect introduction to the series, and a brilliant gift for fans of the books.
Author Information
Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. Axel is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child. In addition to his picture books, Axel illustrates wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. He is also the illustrator of the popular Pip and Posy series, and other books with Julia Donaldson including The Ugly Five. Axel was the winner of the Illustrator of the Year award in 2018. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.
