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About me - Julia Donaldson
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Biography - Julia Donaldson
I grew up in London, in a tall Victorian terraced house. My granny lived at the top and my uncle and aunt were on the middle floor. My parents, younger sister Mary and I shared the ground floor with our cat Geoffrey.
The Gruffalo’s Child - Julia Donaldson
Julia says ... I had been resisting the idea of writing a sequel to The Gruffalo until I began to wonder how the Gruffalo would feel about the mouse five years later. Supposing in the Gruffalo’s mind he had become the Big Bad Mouse, to be avoided by all gruffalos big and small, what then?
Plays for a whole class - Julia Donaldson
The first play I ever wrote for schoolchildren to act was called Persephone – based on the story of the nature goddess’s daughter who is captured by the king of the underworld. I wrote and produced it for my oldest son’s primary school when they were learning about Greek myths, and it is included in a collection called Play Time.. When I visit local schools I usually get the class to …
What the Ladybird Heard - Julia Donaldson
You can click here to watch me telling the story and Lydia doing some drawing on “Julia Donaldson and Friends”, and here to see Malcolm and me singing the What the Ladybird Heard song. We’ve also recorded the song more professionally and you can hear this version on streaming platforms such as Spotify.
The Go-Away Bird - Julia Donaldson
Julia says ... I saw and heard a real Go-away bird when I was on a safari in South Africa, and immediately knew I had to write this story. Catherine Rayner has brought all the birds to life brilliantly.
Picture Books - Julia Donaldson
I’ve been lucky to work with many wonderful illustrators. Here you can see pictures of the latest book by each of them, and if you click on that book you can see the books we have created together.
Jack and the Flumflum Tree - Julia Donaldson
“There are hints of Edward Lear’s verse in this funny, appealing and imaginative picture book. Julia Donaldson’s engaging text is perfectly accompanied by beautiful and quirky illustrations by David Roberts” Booktrust