《古飛樂》繪本迷你版禮物書 The Gruffalo: Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House Edition

 
　　為歡慶享負盛名的英國溫莎古堡的瑪麗皇后玩偶屋(Queen Mary's Dolls' House)一百週年紀念，受英國皇家典藏信託（Royal Collection Trust）委託下，這本享譽全球的經典童書《古飛樂》（The Gruffalo）變身小巧可愛的迷你版，邀請原作者手寫，並經手工裝訂而成。該版本經展出後，現收藏於溫莎古堡。
 
　　此書重現娃娃屋的版本，10.3 x 12.1公分的口袋尺寸，加上燙金的華麗細節，內頁則由茱莉亞．唐娜森（Julia Donaldson）的手寫字，搭配60幅全新的薛弗勒（Axel Scheffler）插圖，格外具收藏價值。

This special collector’s edition of the much-loved modern classic, The Gruffalo, is adapted from the miniature Queen Mary's Dolls' House edition at Windsor Castle. Beautifully packaged in a pocket-sized gift edition, with gold foil cover decoration.

　　Take a stroll through the deep dark wood as you’ve never seen it before . . . Handwritten by author Julia Donaldson and illustrated with sixty never-before-seen illustrations from Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo: Queen Mary's Dolls' House Edition has been reworked to create a special miniature gift book – perfect for fans of all ages.

　　Commissioned by the Royal Collection as part of a Modern-Day Miniature Library project to celebrate one hundred years of the Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House. This unique edition of beloved children's classic has been reproduced from scans of the original dolls' house book to create a pocket-sized special edition.

Julia Donaldson has written 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 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

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 wonderful novelty, gift and poetry books for Macmillan, such as Fish Who Dream of Trees (Two Hoots) and the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes – and of course, he is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide. Axel’s artwork is exhibited internationally; he has illustrated for many charities and designed the Royal Mail Christmas stamps in 2012. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.