The Baddies
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
Subjects
- Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
- Fairy Tales - myths, legends and folklore from way back
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
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""Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney of children’s publishing"" Sunday Times This fabulous picture book from superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot of slapstick fun and silliness. The Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll 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’t wait to scare her out of her wits. But the little girl quickly shows them that you don’t have to be big to be brave, and baddies don’t always win. This hardback edition with a protective dust-jacket is a gift for a lifetime Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot Julia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favourites such as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog and Highway Rat – all of which have been made into animated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day. The Smeds and the Smoos animation debuted on BBC1 Christmas 2022 with voice artists including Bill Bailey (comedian and Strictly winner), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Sally Hawkins (Paddington movies) and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey). More praise for The Baddies: ’[The Baddies] is every bit as charming and wonderful and funny as you’d imagine’ Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Radio 5 Live ’A mean ghost, witch and troll try, yet hilariously fail, to frighten a girl in this brilliant new tale from the superstar picture book duo’ The Bookseller ’Keeps little ones grinning and guffawing from the first colour-soaked page to the last hilarious line of this fresh, funny and exuberant rhyming story … With Donaldson’s heartwarming, inspirational messages about being brave and standing up to bullies, a wise and enchanting story in a rhyme perfectly created for reading aloud, and Scheffler’s stunning and richly detailed illustrations providing lots to spot on every page, this is a creative partnership made in children’s reading heaven!’ Lancashire Evening Post
Reviews
It was a little scary at the start but I liked how the girl was brave and that she was kind to them at the end!
Coach Snoopy Rollercoaster 01.01.2026
I was faused to read this dumb book
Sir Mandrake Biscuits 19.09.2025
Excellent read
Senorita Kiki Manatee 11.09.2025
Troll is your favourite character because he is silly and huge. I find the part where the ghost goes to the girl's house to scare her but instead he gets given a cup of tea in bed.
Marshal Sketch Tinkle 02.09.2025
It was an exciting book because of the ghost. The ghost was my favourite character because he was funny. My friends at school would like this book.
Senor Poseidon Bluebird 01.09.2025
My favourite part is when the troll lost his balance and fell in the stream.
Duchess Ariel Hungry-Hippo 31.08.2025
I like three things about this book . The first one is the girl character who was not scared of any baddies - the witch, ghost and troll. The second thing was the witch casting a spell and the girl sneezing it away. The third thing was the girl giving her handkerchief to a family of mice. What I didn't like about the book was that the Baddies were very, very mean.
Chief Neptune Luther 31.08.2025
Star Reviewer
My favourite character is the troll, he really made me laugh. This is my favourite book and I would recommend people to read it.
Master Gator Bumblebee 31.08.2025
The book was really fun to read....the baddies were terrible at being baddies and that made it really funny! My favorite part was when the witch got a toffee stick to her nose! I would read it again and recommend it to my friends
Captain Cornetto Bubble-wrap 29.08.2025
I love this book! Being nice always wins!
Baroness Harmonica Tinkle 29.08.2025
Another great Julia Donaldson book !
Sir Sketch Spaghetti-Hoops 26.08.2025
I didn’t like the bit where the troll fell into the water, but I did like the end.
General Cornetto Sunshine 26.08.2025
I liked how the troll fell into the water.
Commander Bart Piano-key 24.08.2025
A fiction book. I like the girl because she tricked all the baddies. Not my favourite book so I would not tell other people to read it.
Nurse Fenella Sunshine 20.08.2025
I loved it because it's funny where they all come out grumpy.
Doctor Aphrodite Rollerskate 19.08.2025
It was really good. I liked the troll because he was quite funny.
Senor Crocodile Scratchings 18.08.2025
Fiction My favourite character is the girl because she was nice to the mice
Officer Angel Armadillo 17.08.2025
I read this book with my mummy and loved it.
Coach Rose Frankenstein 15.08.2025
The baddies were naughty and not kind to the girl but it was good that the girl was not scared of the baddies.
Marshal Pablo Fink 15.08.2025
I like it because the mouse wins the handkerchief.
Professor Tulip Quagmire 14.08.2025
