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.