Axel is best known for his striking artwork for characters such as dragons, rats, cats, snails, fish, aliens and hairy beasts for books with writer Julia Donaldson and so far they have released 30 ...

Axel Scheffler: 'I like drawing animals with clothes on' Axel Scheffler is the illustrator who’s brought hundreds of children’s characters to life, including The Gruffalo and The Highway Rat.

Axel Scheffler said: "I hope with an exhibition like this and reading and drawing for children, will inspire them to be creative themselves. "I think all illustrators started when there were ...

Writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler are among the most successful duos in children's literature. Their creation The Gruffalo - about a mouse who invents a fearsome friend to ...

Axel Scheffler is the illustrator who’s brought hundreds of children’s characters to life, including The Gruffalo and The Highway Rat. This is how he came up with them, and why he’s chosen ...