Only in children’s books, there is usually more hope.

There is no magic formula for any of them, but equally, writing for children is very similar to writing for adults. “I’ve written children’s books, YA fiction, plays, poetry. She has no intention to start writing for adults, despite being a success in multiple other genres, she says. There is no one answer books are each individual,” says Donaldson. “You could ask that same question – What’s the secret to getting it right? – about adult fiction, about any genre. The pair agree, however, that there is “no formula” for writing a successful children’s book. Animated adaptation of the childrens book by Julia. Scheffler, meanwhile, remembers adventure books from his native Germany, including Michael Ende’s Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer (“Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver”). The Smeds and the Smoos Two young aliens from warring families fall in love and run away, leading their relatives on a chase across outer space. This tale of prejudiced extraterrestrials jumps immediately into rollicking verse. Two youngsters from mutually hostile groups connect. Growing up, the writer recalls collecting the Just William books (“which I would swap with my friends”), Five Children and It and The Borrowers, but says her own work – or at least the rhyming stories for which she is perhaps best known – are more inspired by Edward Lear, Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll. by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Axel Scheffler RELEASE DATE: Nov. On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends.

“I suppose I could have imagined plush toys or figurines from The Gruffalo – but this? I do still have to pinch myself sometimes,” adds Donaldson. Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

The smeds and the smoos book