Product Description

A little old lady thinks her house is a squash and a squeeze but, with the advice of a wise old man and the help of a few farmyard animals, she soon discovers that it's not as small as she thought. The very first book from the award-winning creators of The Gruffalo, first reissued in hardback to great acclaim in 2003 as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of Julia and Axel's collaboration.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #233 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 25 pages

About the Author
Julia Donaldson is one of the UK's most successful picture book authors, whose titles regularly appear at the top of bestseller lists -- most notably, the acknowledged modern classic, The Gruffalo (0 333 71093 2). Her other picture books in collaboration with Axel Scheffler include Room On The Broom (0 333 90338 2) and The Smartest Giant In Town (0 333 96144 7). Julia is also much in demand for her brilliant events for children at schools, libraries and literary festivals. Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 20 languages. He has enjoyed particular success in his picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson, but is also the best-selling illustrator of novelty books including The Bedtime Bear (0 333 63788 7) and The Tickle Book (0 333 78151 5).

Customer Reviews

A squash and a squeeze
A hilarious rhyming story that had myself and a class full of 30, 6 year olds in stiches!

Two delightful characters - a little old lady (essential grey hair in bun!) and a wise old man (long, curious white beard!)with the help of numerous farmyard animals assist the old lady to realise that the house she thought was tiny wasn't as small as she thought. An important lesson in appreciating what you have.

Squeeze this one in
This is an excellent book for children from one to five - and beyond. The rhyming story and the colourful artwork appeal to very young children from the start while slightly older children enjoy `reading' along. The story is inventive, with just the right level of repetition and it pulls off the rare feat of being entertaining to the adult reader as well as to their audience.

Appealing & beautifully illustrated rhyming story
This is a brilliant book. My 2 year old daughter demands to hear it every night and loves the pictures, and because the rhyme is so funny and is perfect to read aloud, I don't get tired of reading it to her, so everyone's happy.