The Smeds and the Smoos - Julia Donaldson

Soar into space with this glorious love story of alien
folk, from the creators of The Gruffalo - now available
with a gorgeous, shiny foiled cover.

The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue).

So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, their families strongly
disapprove.

But peace is restored and love conquers all in this happiest of
love stories.

There's even a gorgeous purple baby to celebrate!

• The Smeds and The Smoos will be a BBC animated film
  for Christmas 2022


• With fabulous rhymes and breathtaking illustrations, this book
  is literally out of this world!


• This shiny foiled cover edition is the perfect gift for children


• From the creators of The Gruffalo,
  Stick Man, Zog
  and Superworm, which have all been made
  into animated films shown on BBC1


• Julia Donaldson's latest book, The Baddies,
  is releasing September 2022

Praise for The Smeds and The Smoos:

• "A book for our time." BBC Radio 4


• "Blast off with the most exciting book yet from the creator
  of The Gruffalo. Get ready for a wild and wonderful journey
  through space in a book that is perfect for reading together."
  The Sun


• "The Gruffalo team's own Jabberwocky, with rhyme and
  nonsense words but a happy ending, inventively illustrated by Scheffler."
  The Times


• "A timely tale of tolerance that's fun to read aloud."
  Daily Express

Collect the whole Scholastic picture book series by Julia Donaldson
and Axel Scheffler:

• Stick Man


• Superworm


• Tabby McTat


• The Highway Rat


• The Scarecrows' Wedding


• The Smeds and The Smoos


• Tiddler


• The Ugly Five


• Zog


• Zog and the Flying Doctors


• The Baddies (available from September 2022)

Also available in hardback, board book, book and CD and early
reader formats. Each title also has a sticker activity
book with over 300 stickers and pages of
activities for hours of extra fun.