Author: Donaldson, Julia, Scheffler, Axel Picture storybooksPublished on 1 September 2011 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 32 pages251 x 290 x 11 | 526g The rollicking adventurous picture book from the numberone bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, StickMan and Zog.Give me your buns and your biscuits! Give me your chocolate eclairs! For I am the Rat of the highway, and the Rat Thief never shares! Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous HighwayRat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. Clover froma rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his own horseshay.Will he finally meet his comeuppance, in the form of a cunningduck? Hardcover format comes with a protective dust jacket to makethis a special gift for a lifetime A fabulous, rollicking rhyme, in the style of the famousAlfred Noyes poem, The Highwayman, from the UKs number onepicture book author and illustrator Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on everypage with lots of details to spotAdventure, friendship and learning to be kind are atthe heart of this storyThe Highway Rat has been adapted into a popularanimated film starring voices from David Tennant (HighwayRat), Nina Sosanya (Duck), Rob Brydon (Horse), Tom Hollander(Squirrel) and Frances de la Tour (Rabbit)Superworm is on BBC One at Christmas with voiceartists including Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (narrator), MattSmith (Superworm) and Rob Brydon (Crow)New for September 2022 - look out for The Baddies,the wickedly funny new picture book by Julia Donaldsonand Axel Scheffler. A classic picture book ... great to read aloud BBC Radio4
