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You are here: Home / Entertainment / How to Draw Gruffalo and Friends by Axel Scheffler – Book Review

How to Draw Gruffalo and Friends by Axel Scheffler – Book Review

29 May 2023 by Dee Young Leave a Comment

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Image Credit: Pan Macmillan Australia

How to Draw Gruffalo and Friends by Axel Scheffler – is based on the picture books by himself, in conjunction with Julia Donaldson, to celebrate thirty years of stories. Learn how to draw ten wonderful characters from their bestselling picture books. 

Using step-by-step guides enjoy learning to draw the Gruffalo, the Witch, or even George the Smartest Giant in the step-by-step guides. You will then be able to put the finishing touches on your art by following the tips for drawing facial expressions, creating movement, and the use of colour in your illustrations.

The book contains never-before-seen character sketches and step-by-step guides. You’ll also read top tips from Axel Scheffler on everything from character development to cover design.

How to Draw the Gruffalo and Friends includes characters to draw, scenes to colour, and activities to complete, from the following books:

The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo’s Child
Room on the Broom
The Snail and the Whale
The Smartest Giant
A Squash and a Squeeze
Monkey Puzzle
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book 

An amazing and magical book that will encourage both young and old to get out the pencils, charcoal, crayons, paint, whatever your favourite medium, and get stuck into re-creating these wonderful characters. 

Highly recommended and great fun!

ISBN: 9781035001491 

How To Draw The Gruffalo and Friends is available in paperback only.

About Julia Donaldson

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 27.5 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, poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand.

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes.

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