Soar into space with this glorious love story of alien folk, from the creators of The Gruffalo - now available with a gorgeous, shiny foiled cover. 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 Smeds and The Smoos will be a BBC animated film for Christmas 2022 With fabulous rhymes and breathtaking illustrations, this book is literally out of this world! This shiny foiled cover edition is the perfect gift for children From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog and Superworm, which have all been made into animated films shown on BBC1 Julia Donaldson's latest book, The Baddies, is releasing September 2022