'A Squash and a Squeeze' is a fable that tells of a little old lady who thinks her home is too small. A wise man tells her to take in a succession of animals so that it really is a squash in the house!... - Source Goodreads

About the Author
Julia Donaldson was Children's Laureate from 2011-2013.She was born in 1948. She grew up in London and studied Drama and French at Bristol University. She worked for a few years in publishing and as a teacher, while also writing and performing songs and street theatre with her husband Malcolm, and writing and directing two musicals for children. In 1993, one of her songs was made into a book, A Squash and a Squeeze. Since then she has written over a hundred books and plays for children and teenagers, including the award-winning rhyming stories The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and Zog, all illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which are among the UK’s best-selling picture books. Her novel for teenagers, Running on the Cracks, came out in 2009 and won the Nasen Inclusive Children’s Book Award. She is also the author of many educational books, including the 60 books which comprise the phonic reading scheme Songbirds. This series is part of the Oxford Reading Tree published by Oxford University Press. - Source http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/previous-laureates/julia-donaldson/

一 位小老太太，独自住着一间房子。可她总是觉得自己的房子太小了，就对聪明老先生发牢骚：“我家地方真是小，请你帮帮忙，我家实在挤得慌！”聪明老先生就给 她出主意，小老太太虽然觉得他的主意有些稀奇，但还是照做了。可是，最后小老太太真的觉得房子变大了，一点儿也不挤。想知道聪明先生是怎么聪明地把小房子 变成大房子的吗？快快翻开这个故事吧。这里头的智慧，可是你一生的宝贝！