Soar into space with this glorious love story of alien
folk, from the creators of The Gruffalo and Stick
Man - read by Oscar-nominated actor Imelda Staunton!
The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue).
So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, their families strongly
disapprove.
But peace is restored and love conquers all in this happiest of
love stories. There's even a gorgeous purple baby to celebrate!
The complete book now with a CD featuring the story, a listening
game and song, all performed by award-winning actor Imelda Staunton
From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man
and Zog, which have all been
made into animated films shown on BBC1
The animated film of The Smeds and the Smoos is the
winner of an International Emmy Award
The animated film of Tabby McTat is on BBC One at Christmas
with voice artists including Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who)
as the narrator, Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey) as Fred, Sope Dirisu
(Gangs of London) as Tabby McTat, alongside Cariad Lloyd, Joanna
Scanlan and Susan Wokoma
Look out for Jonty Gentoo by Julia
Donaldson and Axel Scheffler in 2024.
Praise for The Smeds and The Smoos:
'A book for our time.' BBC Radio 4
'Blast off with the most exciting book yet from the creator
of The Gruffalo. Get ready for a wild and wonderful journey
through space in a book that is perfect for reading together.'
The Sun
'The Gruffalo team's own Jabberwocky, with rhyme and nonsense
words but a happy ending, inventively illustrated by Scheffler.'
The Times
'A timely tale of tolerance that's fun to read aloud.'
Daily Express
- ISBN13 9780702317491
- Publish Date 4 August 2022
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Scholastic
- Imprint Alison Green Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English