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 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. Room on the Broom and Other Songs contains nine of her best-loved songs, incl... Read more Julia Donaldson was born in Hampstead, London and studied French and Drama at Bristol University. Whilst at university she would write songs and plays and perform them in the street with her friends. By 1971 she got a job at a publishing house whilst being an active part of Bristol Street theatre at the weekends, where the group would regularly perform in playgrounds in underprivileged housing estates.

Monkey Puzzle Jigsaw Book Poor little Monkey has lost his mum. Kindly Butterfly tries to help, but somehow she keeps getting it wrong! Will Monkey ever find his mum? With Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Monkey Puzzle J... Read more Meet the super-strong and long Superworm. When trouble strikes, he’ll squirm and squiggle to the rescue. Read moreTo this day Donaldson continues to write children's books ever since The Gruffalo was first published in 1999. While a lot of her books are available in the majority of bookshops, she has a lot of books aimed at school use including Julia Donaldson’s Songbird Phonics and her Time to Read Collection. A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens . . . 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 Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gr... 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 The Smartest Giant in Town by the creators of The G... Read more

Play with the cute Mouse finger puppet as you read the fun story, based on the bestselling picture book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Julia Donaldson’s most famous story is The Gruffalo. A mouse walking through the forest has to evade being eaten by some fearsome predators. To scare them off, he tells each in turn that he’s on his way to eat with his friend, the fearsome Gruffalo. The mouse doesn’t think the Gruffalo exists, or does it? Children across the world love this modern classic. It’s been made into a hit BBC One animated film, a stage play, and a ride at Chessington World of Adventures. You can also get The Julia Donaldson Collection across 10 CDs. It features readings of some of her best-loved stories, as well as her album The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs. It’s a perfect accompaniment for car journeys, bedtimes, and many other occasions. George wished he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it's time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he's the smartest giant in town . . . until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help – and his clothes!

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The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Ju... Read more Creating this series was my favourite kind of challenge. Almost every word in every book had to be phonically decodable, and yet I wanted to write proper stories which children would enjoy reading. I also wanted them to be really varied, as I know how children’s tastes differ. So some of the stories are in prose, some in rhyme, some are realistic and others fantastical. There are a few non-fiction titles, a play and a quiz, and the books are illustrated by a wonderful variety of artists. I think my favourite characters are Spike who says he can dive, drive and feed wild lions, and a kleptomaniac kangaroo called Sue who comes to school and steals the spoons and glue. Explore the deep dark wood with Mouse and see if you can spot the Gruffalo in this interactive novelty book, based on the bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo – with peep-holes a... Read more

Find The Gruffalo and more in The Julia Donaldson Story Collection. It contains ten of her most famous books, including Room on the Broom, Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, The Snail and the Whale and The Gruffalo’s Child. Seven of these are collaborations with Axel Scheffler, and there’s one book each with David Roberts, Emily Gravett and Rebecca Cobb. Axel Scheffler is the best-selling, award-winning illustrator of many of the world’s favourite picture books. Born in Hamburg, Axel moved to England over thirty years ago to study illustration. Perhaps best-known for his collaborations with Julia Donaldson, including the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into over 60 languages, Axel has also illustrated novelty titles for younger readers such as Noisy Farm and The Bedtime Bear, as well as the Pip and Posy series. Axel lives in London with his partner and daughter. Celebrate the joy of books with a special book and CD edition of the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel... Read more An ancient twist on the award-winning story of The Gruffalo , in which a clever little mouse outwits the creatures of the deep dark wood, is the perfect picture book, loved b... Read more The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship from the bestselling Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This special festive edi... Read moreJoin the Gruffalo's Child for a BIG adventure in this clever sequel to much-loved modern classic, The Gruffalo, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel ... Read more The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue) . . . until Janet meets Bill in an unforgettable love story of alien folk. Read more