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Here comes Santa Claws

Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and narrator Jodie Whittaker talk about Tabby McTat, this year’s big BBC festive animation – and why the story of the faithful cat and his busker friend might feel familiar to Big Issue readers

Julia Donaldson’s books have been beloved by children and their grown-up storytellers for decades, from to , via many more classics, often in partnership with illustrator Axel Scheffler.

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