The Gruffalo was born! It won the Smarties Prize in the same year. Since then Julia and I have made lots of books together, but The Gruffalo has been our most popular book so far.
Who is he?
Axel Scheffler is an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed illustrator of some of the most well-loved children’s books. His books have been published in many languages and his work has been exhibited all around the world. Here is his story so far: