A joyful picture book about friendship and togetherness, from international bestselling illustrator, Axel Scheffler

Would you like to come inside this book? You’re very welcome. In fact, everyone is welcome here, whether you’re big or small, flappy or jumpy, noisy or quiet.

With its simple text and endearing animal characters, Welcome shows how everyone can be a good friend, and how we can all help others to feel welcome.

• Axel Scheffler’s fabulous, funny animals are the perfect ambassadors to show us all about friendship and togetherness: how to laugh together, play together – and, most importantly, how to make friends again after a quarrel!
• Axel is much-loved for his characters such as the Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog
• A donation from every copy of Welcome sold goes to Three Peas, a charity which supports refugees who have had to flee their homes.
• Welcome follows Axel’s picture book Kind which has enjoyed huge critical and international success.
• Kind has been translated into 22 languages

Praise for Kind:

The Times ‘Children’s Book of the Week’ on 6th April 2019

‘A treasure trove of wisdom and beauty. . . A beautiful and profound book’ BookTrust

‘An anthology of tips about how to make a kinder world’ The Sunday Times

‘This book is really good . A simple story about what achieving the impossible dream of 360-degree kindness might look like . showcasing some of the best children’s book illustrators in the world’ The Times ‘Children’s Book of the Week’

‘This valuable book discusses kindness in all its forms’ Daily Mail

‘Celebrate the importance of kindness. Small acts of kindness can make a real difference’ Angels and Urchins

‘A timely and inspiring new picture book’ Primary Times

‘A beautiful and thoughtful gift that will be treasured for generations’ South Wales Evening Post

‘One of this year’s most celebrated releases’ Telegraph

Imagine a world where everyone is kind – how can we make that come true?

With gorgeous pictures by a host of the world’s top illustrators, Kind is a timely, inspiring picture book about the many ways children can be kind, from sharing their toys and games to helping those from other countries feel welcome.

• The book is endorsed by The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler
• one pound from the sale of each printed copy will go to the Three Peas charity, which gives vital help to refugees from war-torn countries.
• comes with a dust jacket

 

Illustrators included:  Beatrice Alemagna, David Barrow, Rotraut Susanne Berner, Quentin Blake, Serge Bloch, Melissa Castrillon, Benjamin Chaud, Marianna Coppo, Catherine Crowther, Pippa Curnick, Gerda Dendooven, Michael Foreman, Ingrid Godon, Susanne Göhlich, Chris Haughton, Nicola Kinnear, Ole Könnecke, Anke Kuhl, Sarah McIntyre, Dorothée De Monfreid, Lydia Monks, Jörg Mühle, Thomas Müller, Barbara Nascimbeni, Guy Parker-Rees, Moni Port, Steven Antony Rack, David Roberts, Axel Scheffler, Nick Sharratt, Birgitta Sif, Helen Stephens, Lizzy Stewart, Britta Teckentrup, Philip Waechter, Ken Wilson-Max, Cindy Wume and Lucia Gaggiotti.