Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages.

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Within the printable there are a few options for you – so perhaps let your child decide how they would like to make this craft. Another favourite book. Rhyming text and detailed illustrations are just perfect and light-hearted. A. As a child it was always autumn, because of the colourful crunchy leaves, but now I love spring best. A stage play has also been created based on the original book which has been praised by Time Out [6] and the Independent [7] as well as an audio edition narrated by Imelda Staunton.

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Before Malcolm and I had our three sons we used to go busking together and I would write special songs for each country; the best one was in Italian about pasta. I also continued to write “grown-up” songs and perform them in folk clubs and on the radio, and have recently released two CDs of these songs.

We love this story, the happy ending is a testimony to all good things that happen on Christmas Eve! Definitely worth buying! One of my television songs, A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. Most children love acting and it’s a tremendous way to improve their reading. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - The book was adapted into a short animated film by Jeroen Jaspaert and Daniel Snaddon in 2015, featuring the voice talents of Martin Freeman, Sally Hawkins, Jennifer Saunders, Hugh Bonneville and Rob Brydon and produced by Magic Light Pictures, the production team responsible for the Oscar-nominated short films The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom. The film premiered on BBC 1 on 25 December 2015 and was watched by 9.27million viewers, [4] being the fourth most-watched programme in the United Kingdom that day. [5] Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home >Oh God, Oh my god, no please..." আওড়াতে আওড়াতে পড়েছি আমিও। ছোট্ট বই, মাত্র ৩২ পাতার, ছন্দ আর ছবিতে কোথায় যেন ছুঁয়ে গেছে সত্যিই। This may well be my favourite Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler book and it is no surprise to read that the Daily Mail critic commented, 'You'll read this book again and again.' I should say that I did read it twice at the first sitting! An irresistibly jaunty picture book, spiced with the danger familiar to all those who love The Gruffalo. Julia Donaldson’s rhyming text brings the tale to a satisfying conclusion.” The Guardian

Q. The book is full of read-aloud rhymes. Were there any particular rhymes that you found difficult to make? Do you have a favourite? I really enjoy writing verse, even though it can be fiendishly difficult. I used to memorise poems as a child and it means a lot to me when parents tell me their child can recite one of my books. A. Hmm – I’m not a great one for sequels – but mind you, I said that about The Gruffalo yet went on to write The Gruffalo’s Child, so you never know… About This Edition ISBN: I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married. Funnily enough, I find it harder to write not in verse, though I feel I am now getting the hang of it! My novel THE GIANTS AND THE JONESES is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. I have just finished writing a novel for teenagers.

I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. Mary and I would argue about which of us would marry him). Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments The Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Awards. Winners. Shortlists". literaryfestivals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26 . Retrieved 2016-07-13. My real breakthrough was THE GRUFFALO, again illustrated by Axel. We work separately - he’s in London and I’m in Glasgow - but he sends me letters with lovely funny pictures on the envelopes.