Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to follow the ladybird and all the animals on the farm in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book What the Ladybird ... Read more From 2011-2013, she was appointed Children’s Laureate. She set out to encourage children to perform poetry & plays to generate an increased love of reading & books. During her tenure she actively/passionately campaigned against library budget cuts & closures. Written by Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo, and illustrated by Karen George, Freddie and the Fairy is a delightfully witty, rhyming tale. Did you know? We are the official Gruffalo shop… We supply all the goods from your favourites Julia Donaldson stories, including: Stone, Brittany A. (2012). "Learning the Language of Power: An Analysis of Linguistic Savvy in Picture Books". Southern Journal of Linguistics. 36 (2): 66–79.

Donaldson, Julia (1999). The Gruffalo (Firsted.). Great Britain: Macmillan Children's Books. ISBN 0-8037-3109-4. Gruffalo tops list of children's favorite books". BBC News. 18 October 2010 . Retrieved 19 October 2010. A gorgeous slipcase containing two bestselling favourites from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of the What the Ladybird Heard series – the perfe... Read more As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted son... Read more Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Cat's Cookbook, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffal... Read more

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Celebrate Halloween with the witch and her friends in this special edition of the bestselling classic Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, with a stunning neon orange ... Read more Count down to Christmas with this advent calendar collection of twenty-four mini activity, song and rhyme books, based on the bestselling picture books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler – wi... Read more A fantastic bathtime adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime, or any time at all!<... Read more Written by Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo, and illustrated by prize-winning Karen George, Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou! is a gentle and playful bedtime read - full of fun sou... Read more but the king is very fussy; he tries all the cooks in the kingdom, but no one is good enough. T... Read more

Julia was born in London in 1948 & raised in Hampstead. From a young age, she always had a creative mind & would write shows & choreograph ballets with her younger sister. Lobscheid, William; Inoue, Tetsujiro (1867). An English and Chinese Dictionary. Hong Kong: J. Fujimoto. From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference. From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference.

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Now a live-action BBC series* From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes, the exciting adventures of a mischievo... Read more Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book, The Gruffa... Read more