Charlie Cook's Favourite Book: 1

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Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. There are rows with chairs and soft blocks facing the stage, and some mats on the floor at the front. The only difficult bit is the fact that the images contain text such as a leaflet or news paper article so it had to be explained that it wasn't part of the story. The show features a dragon puppet who roars loudly and quite a big crocodile puppet, but these are both friendly characters.

All ages are welcome at our shows and age ranges can only be a rough guide, but please bear in mind that Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book was not specially designed for under-threes. I wanted all the books to look very different - in different styles - but in the end there wasn't enough time to work that out (may be I would have failed anyway). This was the last book In the Julia Donaldson series I brought my grandson , they love them and are so well illustrated … as is this one .They will provide a linguistic and artistic interpretation of the show for people who are D/deaf or for whom BSL is their preferred language. Further books illustrated by Axel include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog and The Smeds and the Smoos – all of which have been made into much-loved animated films by Magic Light Pictures. Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog. There is nothing really scary in these shows but they can be a bit more dramatic than those for the youngest children, including in their use of sound and lighting, and characters may face some perils. Based on the original book Charlie Cook Favourite Book – written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Yoto Says: A dizzying adventure that immerses us in a book inside a book inside a book… all for the love of stories! From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there's something for everyone in Charlie's amazing book of adventure! The audience stay in their seats while watching, but you can leave and re-enter the auditorium at any time.

This edition features the classic story with a stunning, redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans - big and small! Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations. As in the book, there is also a ghost carrying her head, who appears in the show with ‘haunted house’ sound effects, but she then puts her head back on, settles down to read a book and doesn’t seem scary anymore. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.