Mayor Cllr Jane Boulton looks on as Axel Scheffler signs Amber Willcox’s copy of “The Gruffalo”
On Saturday 13th September, over four hundred parents and children turned up to a Richmond Society meeting to hear and watch local resident Axel Scheffler, the illustrator of The Gruffalo, read and draw from the story.
“We were delighted how popular the meeting was,” said Prof Ian Bruce, Chair of Richmond Society, “and very grateful to Axel for not only entertaining a rapt audience, but also for spending two and half hours signing the children’s books and including an original drawing in each child’s copy.”
Richmond’s Mayor Cllr Jane Boulton attended and interested the audience with a description of her full Mayoral regalia which she wore especially for the children.
Axel also read and drew from the recently published The Scarecrows’ Wedding and finished the afternoon with the The Highway Rat.
Axel Scheffler draws characters from his latest book “The Scarecrows’ Wedding”