"Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennonand McCartney of children's publishing" Sunday TimesThis fabulous picture book from superstar author andillustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot of slapstickfun and silliness.The Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch andtroll in the land.They just adore being bad, and fight over who is the worst.When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can'twait to scare her out of her wits.But the little girl quickly shows them that you don't haveto be big to be brave, and baddies don't always win. This hardback edition with a protective dust-jacket is a giftfor a lifetimePerfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on everypage with lots of details to spotJulia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favouritessuch as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zogand Highway Rat - all of which have been made intoanimated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day.The Smeds and the Smoos animation debuted on BBC1 Christmas2022 with voice artists including Bill Bailey (comedianand Strictly winner), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Sally Hawkins (Paddingtonmovies) and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey). More praise for The Baddies:'[The Baddies] is every bit as charming and wonderful andfunny as you'd imagine' Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Radio5 Live'A mean ghost, witch and troll try, yet hilariously fail,to frighten a girl in this brilliant new tale from the superstarpicture book duo' The Bookseller'Keeps little ones grinning and guffawing from the first colour-soakedpage to the last hilarious line of this fresh, funnyand exuberant rhyming story ... With Donaldson's heartwarming, inspirationalmessages about being brave and standing up to bullies,a wise and enchanting story in a rhyme perfectly created for readingaloud, and Scheffler's stunning and richly detailed illustrationsproviding lots to spot on every page, this is a creativepartnership made in children's reading heaven!' LancashireEvening Post