Tabby McTat will air on the BBC over the Christmas period. “The friendship between Fred and Tabby is a truly special one and the film explores how their relationship changes unexpectedly as their lives move forward, and ultimately, how they learn to embrace that change.” “Julia and Axel’s book is a beautiful, heartwarming story that we’re delighted to be adapting for BBC viewers this Christmas,” Goodland said. It is produced by Barney Goodland and Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures, which has adapted other works from the children’s picture book duo including Oscar-nominated short film The Gruffalo. The film is directed by Sarah Scrimgeour and Jac Hamman, who both previously worked on Donaldson and Scheffler adaptation Superworm, and is written by Max Lang and Suzanne Lang.

“So this story is really close to my heart and combines two of my passions: singing and cats.”Īlso among the cast is Peep Show’s Cariad Lloyd, The Thick of It’s Joanna Scanlan and Enola Holmes’s Susan Wokoma. “We also both love cats – in fact, we’ve just acquired two new kittens named Tabitha and McTat. “I used to love busking with my husband, Malcolm, when we were living in Bristol, and also in Paris,” Donaldson said. As well as being the UKs most successful picture book author, Julia. Sing along with Julia Donaldson and her latest collection of songs - fun for kids and parents alike. I'm going to have lunch with a gruffalo. Read by Imelda Staunton, this audiobook edition of The Gruffalo - which includes a song and read-along track - brings to life the animals that live in the deep, dark wood. 'Where are you going to, little brown mouse Come and have lunch in my underground house.' 'It's terribly kind of you, Fox, but no. A fox saw the mouse, and the mouse looked good. In the story Fred breaks his leg while chasing a thief, and his cat is left alone. A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. The film will see busker Fred and musical cat Tabby enjoy their life singing to audiences in London streets before tragedy strikes.

The gruffalo by julia donaldson