This was the last book In the Julia Donaldson series I brought my grandson , they love them and are so well illustrated … as is this one . I wanted all the books to look very different - in different styles - but in the end there wasn't enough time to work that out (may be I would have failed anyway). The audience stay in their seats while watching, but you can leave and re-enter the auditorium at any time.

In addition to the modern classic, THE GRUFFALO (0 333 71093 2), her most recent collaborations with Axel Scheffler include THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE (0 333 98224 X) and THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD (1 405 02046 6). This isn’t an interactive show, but we always welcome vocal responses from young audiences, and you can join in by clapping along to the songs. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. There are eleven different books in this story, and my first idea was to have eleven different illustrators – one for each book-within-a-book! Further books illustrated by Axel include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog and The Smeds and the Smoos – all of which have been made into much-loved animated films by Magic Light Pictures.They have brought many of my books to life on stage, and they do so creatively whilst remaining faithful to the books. There will be up to 70 people watching the show (sometimes more if you come when there are school groups). She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog . From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there's something for everyone in Charlie's amazing book!

From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there's something for everyone in Charlie's amazing book of adventure! As in the book, there is also a ghost carrying her head, who appears in the show with ‘haunted house’ sound effects, but she then puts her head back on, settles down to read a book and doesn’t seem scary anymore. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

All ages are welcome at our shows and age ranges can only be a rough guide, but please bear in mind that Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book was not specially designed for under-threes. There are rows with chairs and soft blocks facing the stage, and some mats on the floor at the front.

The only difficult bit is the fact that the images contain text such as a leaflet or news paper article so it had to be explained that it wasn't part of the story. They will provide a linguistic and artistic interpretation of the show for people who are D/deaf or for whom BSL is their preferred language.

But the publisher thought that would be too complicated, and Axel has done a great job making each book look different. This edition features the classic story with a stunning, redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans - big and small!

Yoto Says: A dizzying adventure that immerses us in a book inside a book inside a book… all for the love of stories! Julia is also the author of the young fiction series, PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE, and is much in demand for her brilliant events for children at schools, libraries and literary festivals. Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his humorous illustrations, which are published in over 30 countries. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. There is nothing really scary in these shows but they can be a bit more dramatic than those for the youngest children, including in their use of sound and lighting, and characters may face some perils.Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. A show aimed at two-year olds would have some differences – those shows are carefully made to hold their attention for the duration, and not to be unsettling for them. Our shows for this age group have storylines that can be followed and enjoyed by 3-4-year olds, but may also use slightly more complex ideas, humour, dialogue or song lyrics that older children will get more out of.