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Cuddly Cow

A Farm Friends Sound Book

Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Board Book
$9.99 US
7.87"W x 5.87"H x 0.77"D   | 13 oz | 36 per carton
On sale Apr 25, 2017 | 12 Pages | 978-0-7636-9325-1
Age 0-3 years | Up to Preschool
Cuddly Cow is ready for bed, but she can’t get to sleep anywhere! As she visits her farmyard friends, will she find the perfect place to get a good night’s sleep? Little fingers will just love pushing the big sound button to hear Cuddly’s mooing.
Scheffler, of The Gruffalo fame, uses richly colored gouache to paint scenes with friendly, wide-eyed farm residents against pastoral backgrounds...The art and writing can stand on their own.
—Kirkus Reviews
Axel Scheffler was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn’t think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition. He moved to England to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. He is the author-illustrator of the Pip and Posy series, Flip Flap Farm, and Flip Flap Safari, and has illustrated a number of books, including Julia Donaldson’s best-selling modern classic, The Gruffalo, which has sold millions of copies worldwide.

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Cuddly Cow is ready for bed, but she can’t get to sleep anywhere! As she visits her farmyard friends, will she find the perfect place to get a good night’s sleep? Little fingers will just love pushing the big sound button to hear Cuddly’s mooing.

Praise

Scheffler, of The Gruffalo fame, uses richly colored gouache to paint scenes with friendly, wide-eyed farm residents against pastoral backgrounds...The art and writing can stand on their own.
—Kirkus Reviews

Author

Axel Scheffler was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn’t think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition. He moved to England to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. He is the author-illustrator of the Pip and Posy series, Flip Flap Farm, and Flip Flap Safari, and has illustrated a number of books, including Julia Donaldson’s best-selling modern classic, The Gruffalo, which has sold millions of copies worldwide.