Axel Scheffler | |
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.jpg) Scheffler at the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair | |
| Born | 12 December 1957 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Occupation | Illustrator, animator |
| Education | Bath Academy of Art |
| Notable works | The Gruffalo Room on the Broom Stick Man Zog |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
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Axel Scheffler (born 12 December 1957)[1] is a German illustrator and animator based in London. He is best known for his cartoon-like pictures for children's books, in particular The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, written by Julia Donaldson. He has also authored/illustrated the Pip and Posy series of books for children.
- ^ Spreckelsen, Tilman; Kronthaler, Helmut (15 July 2013). "Axel Scheffler". nachschlage.net (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2020.