As odd as the title sounds, the Gruffalo, the well known hairy beast from the minds of Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson, is helping red squirrels in the UK.
To be precise, drawings of the Gruffalo are being auctioned off on ebay to raise money for red squirrels. Signed original sketches of the famous monster, along with sketches of some of Axel's other characters, went on sale on 3rd December 2010. The auction runs for 10 days, so if you happen tyo see this before 12noon on Monday 13th December, get onto ebay and bid for one!
All funds raised will go directly to Save our Squirrels.
If you miss the auction, limited edition prints of the artwork will go on sale on ebay after Xmas 2010, so visit www.saveoursquirrels.org for the latest details as to when this will happen. There will be a direct link, as now, to the live auctions.
Also have a look out for Axel's newest book, How to Keep a Pet Squirrel. A truely charming book about how one should ensure a oet squirrel is kept happy - based on an entry in a children's encyclopedia dating from 1910.
The book is available on Amazon or through the SoS website. Money from the sale of this book also supports red squiggs, so get buying! :-)
Happy Christmas to you all!
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