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How The Gruffalo's Axel Scheffler illustrates children's characters

Axel Scheffler is the illustrator who鈥檚 brought hundreds of children鈥檚 characters to life, including The Gruffalo and The Highway Rat.

This is how he came up with them, and why he鈥檚 chosen to do this job.

(Image: Axel draws The Highway Rat. Credit: 蜜芽传媒)

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