Axel Scheffler: the Gruffalo wouldn't exist without UK in EU | Books | The Guardian

"As a German, with a deep-rooted sense of the consequences of a fractured Europe, I'm seriously concerned for the future of a united, peaceful Europe. I'm concerned for the future of the children who have grown up and are growing up with the books I illustrate," he wrote. "I know that I am just an illustrator, but I felt that, given my experience of being a German who feels at home here in the UK, I have an obligation to speak out, and given the global popularity of the books I have illustrated while I have lived in this country, maybe someone will listen to me. An open, united and peaceful Europe enriches us all. We have so much to lose by taking wrong decisions."