The Highway Rat
by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 6+
Published by Alison Green Books, 2011
About this book
'Give me your buns and your biscuits! Give me your chocolate éclairs! For I am the Rat of the highway, and the Rat Thief never shares!'
A rollicking rhyme in the style of Alfred Noyes' famous poem 'The Highwayman', this is the story of the villainous Highway Rat, who gallops along the highway stealing food from other animals - clover from a rabbit, nuts from a squirrel, and even his own horse's hay. But when he encounters a cunning duck, will the dastardly Rat finally get his comeuppance?
With distinctive illustrations full of fun and character by Julia's long-time collaborator Axel Scheffler.
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