Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling preschool classic, Rabbit's Nap by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. Sponsorship & Advertising Policy Are you tired of being you? Here's a whole bookful of things you can do! There are rhymes to make you wrigg... Read more

Meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this brilliant lift-the-flap, pop-up board book based on the bestselling classic picture book, The Gruffalo. This cake can be stored at room temperature in a cake tin. It’s recommended to line the cake tin with greaseproof paper for better storage. Also, cakes last longer in cooler temperatures, so make sure you don’t leave it out in the summer or in a warm area. Otherwise, your lovely icing will melt and slide off or, worse still, your cakes will have a dry texture. It’s best to store in the fridge on those warmer days. A gorgeous rhyming adventure from Julia Donaldson and Anna Currey – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or at any time at all! Imagine Ellen's surprise when Princess Mirror-Belle climbs out of the bathroom mirror! She comes from a world where bubble fish swim in the bath, elves sleep in slippers, and brave knights fight fi... Read more A gorgeous story about friendship and working together from a star picture-book partnership, the bestselling Julia Donaldson and award-winning Catherine Rayner.

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Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood and bring the story to life. This brilliant board book is based on the bestselling classic p... Read more When writing the story, Donaldson did not have an exact vision of what the Gruffalo would look like. She said that she imagined he would be "more weird and less furry" than Scheffler's final illustrations. [36] She read the story in schools prior to the book being published and invited the children to draw the Gruffalo, which resulted in creatures which she described as looking "more like aliens and less like cuddly animals". [36] In early sketches for the book, the Gruffalo was depicted as being humanoid, troll-like, and wearing a T-shirt and trousers. The book's editor, Alison Green, said that they instead decided that the Gruffalo would look more like a woodland creature and predator, and Donaldson said the resulting illustration is "more natural looking". [36] [37] Scheffler's depiction of the creature relied on the physical descriptions within the text with along with features which aren't mentioned, such as a pair of bovine horns. He created a version of the character which is cuddly and furry but still scary. [38] Donaldson describes the Gruffalo's appearance as a "mixture of scary but stupid". [37] Burke writes that the image of the Gruffalo has become "iconic". [26] A deliciously funny cooking adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts. Castellano, Sergio; Cermelli, Paolo (2015). "Preys' exploitation of predators' fear: when the caterpillar plays the Gruffalo". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Royal Society. 282 (1820). doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1786. PMC 4685775. PMID 26631561.

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms in this brilliant board book to meet all your favourite characters from the bestselling picture book The Snail and the Whale– and bring ... Read more Now a live-action BBC series* From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and The Flying Horse, the exciting adventures of a mischiev... Read moreMake two fat sausages of white icing and roll thinner at one end, add them to the top of the Gruffalo’s head for his horns. The Gruffalo is a short children's story around 700 words long. [25] It is intended to be read aloud as it is written for a target audience of children who do not know or are learning how to read. [26] It is written in rhyming couplets in primarily dactylic tetrameter. This is a relatively uncommon metre, consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, for instance: [27] Come The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled partnership of Julia Donaldson and Ax... Read more Room on the Broom and Other Songs As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. This volume includes nine of her best-loved songs and each score includes piano acco... Read more Help little Monkey find his mum in the brilliantly funny Monkey Puzzle, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo Read more

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to bring the story to life in this brilliant board book based on the classic picture book A Squash and a Squeeze by the creators of The Gruff... Read more A magical unicorn adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all! Lift the flaps and get cosy with Dormouse Has a Cold, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo<... Read more A stunning book about colours full of gorgeous, breathtaking landscapes, with amazing flaps to lift and holes to peep through. From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, an... Read more

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A brilliantly funny story all about celebrating difference – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and Prince Precious Paws, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference. Read more Lift the flaps and join in the winter fun with Squirrel's Snowman, a story in the Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo... Read more Yu, Chen-Wei (2011). "Childhood, identity politics, and linguistic negotiation in the traditional Chinese translation of the picture book The Gruffalo in Taiwan". Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures. University of Toronto Press. 3 (2): 30–45. doi: 10.1353/jeu.2011.0013. S2CID 144901850.