2012 saw the launch of a range of children's gifts based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's much loved classic children's character the Gruffalo.
He has drawn his distinctive illustrations for authors of children's books from Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, including, in addition to Julia Donaldson, Jon Blake, Paul Shipton, David Henry Wilson, Uwe Timm, Paul van Loon and Toon Tellegen.
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He designed Gordon Brown's 2006 Christmas cards and all seven Christmas 2012 stamps for Royal Mail.
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Axel Scheffler (born Hamburg, 1957) is a German book illustrator best known for his cartoon-like pictures for children's books, particularly The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child written by Julia Donaldson.
The Festival has attracted a wealth of popular and talented guests, including the Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson, Harry Hill, Meg Cabot and Axel Scheffler.
It has also been published in reillustrated versions by Edward Gorey (1982) and Axel Scheffler (2009).
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