Gallery: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast

A selection of illustrations from a new edition of Alan Aldridge's children's classic
  
  


Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
Saffron Dormouse:

'Dormice in winter like to snooze,
Not now! Look at her party shoes' Photograph: Templar Publishing
Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
'Happy-Go-Lucky Grasshopper,
What awful risks he takes!' Photograph: PR
Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
'All in red and yellow
Dressed as Punchinello,
Fox, the crafty fellow,
Travelling to the dance' Photograph: PR
Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
'Dreamy in the afternoon
Froggy went a-wooing' Photograph: PR
Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
Sir Maximus Mouse, the Cheese Tycoon:

'His whiskers twitch at the hint of a boom,
His whiskers droop at the hint of a slump' Photograph: PR
Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
'[They] happily fluttered and peacefully flew,
And ferried the Snails to the Ball.' Photograph: PR
Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
'Swallowtail, the real Me
Behind the painted mask you see
(Truthfully I must reply)
Is someone most extremely shy.' Photograph: PR
Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
'The ball is beginning! From every direction
Guests are all crowding to join in the fun' Photograph: PR
 

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