The Highway Rat

'Give me your buns and your biscuits!

Give me your chocolate eclairs!

For I am the Rat of the highway,

and the Rat Thief never shares!'

Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway
Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. Clover from
a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his own horse's
hay.

Will he finally meet his comeuppance, in the form of a cunning
duck?

• Shiny foil highlights on the cover makes this a special gift
  for toddlers


• A fabulous, rollicking rhyme, in the style of the famous
  Alfred Noyes poem, 'The Highwayman', from the UK's number one
  picture book author and illustrator


• Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every
  page with lots of details to spot


• Adventure, friendship and learning to be kind are at
  the heart of this story



• The Highway Rat has been adapted into a popular
  animated film starring voices from David Tennant (Highway
  Rat), Nina Sosanya (Duck), Rob Brydon (Horse), Tom Hollander
  (Squirrel) and Frances de la Tour (Rabbit)


• The animated film of The Scarecrows' Wedding stars voice artists
  including Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey, The Trip) voicing Reginald
  Rake, Jessie Buckley (Wicked Little Letters, Wild Rose) as
  Betty O'Barley, Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Alice and Jack) as
  Harry O'Hay, all led by Sophie Okonedo (Slow Horses, Hotel Rwanda)
  as the Narrator.
  
• Look out for Jonty Gentoo by Julia
  Donaldson and Axel Scheffler in 2024.

'A classic picture book ... great to read aloud' BBC Radio 4 'Front
Row'

'Donaldson's ear for rhyme is unequalled and Scheffler's busy, funny
illustrations make this ideal for reading aloud' Daily Mail