Scheffler, Axel 1957-

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Scheffler, Axel 1957-

Personal

Born 1957, in Hamburg, Germany; immigrated to England, 1982. Education: Attended University of Hamburg; Bath Academy of Art, graduated, 1985. Hobbies and other interests: Walking, cooking, reading, beadwork.

Addresses

Home and office—London, England.

Career

Illustrator. Has worked in advertising.

Awards, Honors

Nestlé Smarties Gold Medal Award for picture books, and Kate Greenaway Medal nominee, both 1999, and Blue Peter Award for Best Book to Read Aloud, and Experian Big Three Book Prize, both 2000, all for The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson; Kate Greenaway Medal nomination, 2002, for Monkey Puzzle; Blue Peter Award for Best Book to Read Aloud, Children's Book Award shortlist, Sheffield Children's Book Award shortlist, and Scottish Children's Book Award, all 2002, all for Room on the Broom by Donaldson; W.H. Smith Children's Book of the Year honor, 2005, for The Gruffalo's Child by Donaldson; Blue Peter Award for Best Book to Read Aloud, 2005, for The Snail and the Whale..

Writings

SELF-ILLUSTRATED

Proverbs from Far and Wide, Macmillan (London, England), 1997, published as Let Sleeping Dogs Lie and Other Proverbs from around the World, Barron's Educational (Hauppauge, NY), 1997.

Jingle Jangle Jungle, Macmillan (London, England), 2003.

Muddle Farm, Macmillan (London, England), 2004, Barrons Educational (Hauppauge, NY), 2007.

Lizzy the Lamb (board book), Campbell (London, England), 2005.

Pip the Puppy (board book), Campbell (London, England), 2005.

Katie the Kitten (board book), Campbell (London, England), 2005.

Freddy the Frog (board book), Campbell (London, England), 2006.

ILLUSTRATOR

Helen Cresswell, The Piemakers, Faber & Faber (London, England), 1988.

Bernard McCabe, The Bottle Rabbit, Faber & Faber (Boston, MA), 1988.

Bernard McCabe, Bottle Rabbit and Friends, Faber & Faber (Boston, MA), 1989.

Jon Blake, Daley B., Walker (London, England), 1992, published as You're a Hero, Daley B.!, Candlewick Press (Boston, MA), 1992.

Robert Leeson, Smark Girls, Walker (London, England), 1993.

Julia Donaldson, A Squash and a Squeeze, Margaret K. McElderry Books (New York, NY), 1993.

Phyllis Root, Sam Who Was Swallowed by a Shark, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1994, published as Sam Who Went to See, Walker Books (London, England), 2005.

Robert Leeson, The Amazing Adventures of Idle Jack, Walker (London, England), 1995.

David Henry Wilson, Do Gerbils Go to Heaven?, Macmillan (London, England), 1996.

David Henry Wilson, Do Goldfish Play the Violin?, Macmillan (London, England), 1996.

David Henry Wilson, Please Keep Off the Dinosaur, Macmillan (London, England), 1996.

David Henry Wilson, Never Say Moo to a Bull, Macmillan (London, England), 1996.

David Henry Wilson, Can a Spider Learn to Fly?, Macmillan (London, England), 1996.

David Henry Wilson, How the Lion Lost His Lunch, Macmillan (London, England), 1996.

Ian Whybrow, The Bedtime Bear, Macmillan (London, England), 1996.

Martine Oborne, Juice the Pig, Holt (New York, NY), 1996.

Keto von Waberer, Vom Gluck, eine Leberwurst zu lieben: und andere kulinarische Glossen, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1996.

Kate Petty, Sam Plants a Sunflower: A Lift-the-Flap Nature Book with Real Seeds, Andrews McMeel (Kansas City, MO), 1997.

Kate Petty, Rosie Plants a Radish: A Lift-the-Flap Nature Book with Real Seeds, Andrews McMeel (Kansas City, MO), 1997.

Bernard McCabe, Pongle!: A Week with the Bottle Rabbit, Fibre & Fibre (Ludlow, England), 1997.

Robert Leeson, Lucky Lad!, Walker (London, England), 1997.

Ian Whybrow, The Christmas Bear, Macmillan (London, England), 1998.

Kate Petty, Ben Plants a Butterfly Garden, Macmillan (London, England), 1998.

Robert Leeson, Why's the Cow on the Roof?, Walker (London, England), 1998.

Julia Donaldson, The Gruffalo, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 1999.

Ian Whybrow, The Tickle Book, Macmillan (London, England), 2000.

Julia Donaldson, Tales from Acorn Wood: Rabbit's Nap, Campbell (London, England), 2000.

Julia Donaldson, Tales from Acorn Wood: Fox's Sox, Campbell (London, England), 2000.

Julia Donaldson, Tales from Acorn Wood: Hide and Seek Pig, Campbell (London, England), 2000.

Julia Donaldson, Tales from Acorn Wood: Postman Bear, Campbell (London, England), 2000.

Julia Donaldson, Monkey Puzzle, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2000.

David Henry Wilson, Never Steal Wheels from a Dog, Macmillan (London, England), 2001.

Julia Donaldson, Room on the Broom, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2001.

Julia Donaldson, The Smartest Giant in Town, Macmillan Children's (London, England), 2002, published as The Spiffiest Giant in Town, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2003.

Julia Donaldson, The Snail and the Whale, Macmillan Children's Books (London, England), 2003.

Julia Donaldson, The Gruffalo's Child, Macmillan (London, England), 2004, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2005.

Brian Moses, selector, Monster Poems, Macmillan (London, England), 2005.

Julia Donaldson, Charlie Cook's Favorite Book, Macmillan (London, England), 2005, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2006.

(Alison Green, reteller) Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes, and How She Came to Tell Them, Macmillan (London, England), 2007, published as Mother Goose's Storytime Nursery Rhymes, Arther A. Levine Books (New York, NY), 2007.

Martine Oborne, Hamilton's Hats, Macmillan (London, England), 2007.

Adaptations

The Gruffalo has been translated into over twenty languages.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, May 1, 1993, Janice Del Negro, review of A Squash and a Squeeze, p. 1602; July, 1997, Michael Cart, review of Juice the Pig, p. 1822; July, 1999, Stephanie Zvirin, review of The Gruffalo, p. 1950; September 1, 2001, GraceAnne A. DeCandido, review of Room on the Broom, p. 120; March 1, 2003, Carolyn Phelan, review of The Spiffiest Giant in Town, p. 1201; May 1, 2006, Carolyn Phelan, review of Charlie Cook's Favorite Book, p. 88.

Bookseller, January 20, 2006, Caroline Horn, review of The Gruffalo, p. 9.

Horn Book, January-February, 2005, Jennifer M. Brabander, review of The Gruffalo's Child, p. 75.

Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 2001, review of Room on the Broom, p. 1121; January 1, 2003, review of The Spiffiest Giant in Town, p. 60; February 15, 2004, review of The Snail and the Whale, p. 176; May 1, 2006, review of Charlie Cook's Favorite Book, p. 455.

Publishers Weekly, May 30, 1994, review of Sam Who Was Swallowed by a Shark, p. 55; June 21, 1999, review of The Gruffalo, p. 67; September 10, 2001, review of Room on the Broom, p. 92; January 6, 2003, review of The Spiffiest Giant in Town, p. 59; December 13, 2004, review of The Gruffalo's Child, p. 68; May 15, 2006, review of Charlie Cook's Favorite Book, p. 71.

School Library Journal, July, 1997, Marsha McGrath, review of Juice the Pig, p. 72; September, 2001, Pamela K. Bomboy, review of Room on the Broom, p. 187; March, 2003, Bina Williams, review of The Spiffiest Giant in Town, p. 191; February, 2004, Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, review of The Snail and the Whale, p. 111; March, 2005, Marge Loch-Wouters, review of The Gruffalo's Child, p. 170; July, 2006, Jill Heritage Maza, review of Charlie Cook's Favorite Book, p. 71.