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Mole's Spectacles
A Lift-the-flap Story
Series: Tales From Acorn Wood
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See moreWelcome to Acorn Wood. Come and help Mole find his missing spectacles in this preschool lift-the-flap book from the creators of The Gruffalo.
Welcome to Acorn Wood. Come and help Mole find his missing spectacles in this preschool lift-the-flap book from the creators of The Gruffalo.
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Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Mole's Spectacles, a brilliant story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.
Mole has lost his spectacles. He searches all around his house, in the garden and even in Weasel's sweetshop, but he can't find them anywhere! Where could they be? Lift the flaps to help him find them.
With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Mole's Spectacles joins the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years.
More lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Cat's Cookbook and Squirrel's Snowman.
Series: Tales From Acorn Wood
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Mole's Spectacles
Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Mole's Spectacles, a brilliant story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Mole has lost his spectacles. He searches all around his house, in the garden and even in Weasel's sweetshop, but he can't find them anywhere! Where could...Board bookSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529034387
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Board book
Date Published: 17 February 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
- Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 171.0mm
Height: 207.0mm
Weight: 381g
Pages: 12
About the Author
Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 27.5 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. Axel is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child. In addition to his picture books, Axel illustrates wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. He is also the illustrator of the popular Pip and Posy series, and other books with Julia Donaldson including The Ugly Five.
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