Julia Donaldson

Welcome to Acorn Wood, where all the animals are enjoying the Spring! Join in the fun with this interactive push, pull and slide book based on the bestselling preschool series, Tales from Acorn Wood. How are Rabbit, Cat, Hen and all their animal friends celebrating the Spring? Push, pull and slide the tabs to find out! Join Tortoise on a sunny bike ride, help Fox pick a lovely bunch of daffodils and enjoy a fun picnic in the meadow with Pig, Badger and friends. With a short, simple text based on the favourite Tales from Acorn Wood books and lots of springtime things to spot, Tales from Acorn Wood: Spring: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is perfect for fans of the bestselling lift-the-flap preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo, and is the ideal Easter gift for toddlers. Based on the lift-the-flap preschool series including Rabbit's Nap, Hare's New Dress, Mole's Spectacles, Postman Bear and more!

Meet a very cute little gosling! Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson and stunningly illustrated by the award-winning Sara Ogilvie, Gozzle is a funny and heartwarming story about family and growing up.It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy – and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him.Follow Bear on his journey from reluctant carer to parent in this heartwarming and joyous picture book about what home and family truly mean.A laugh-out loud story from the creators of the bestselling picture books, The Detective Dog, winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, and The Hospital Dog, winner of the Indie Book Awards.

Tervetuloa Tammimetsään! Tammimetsän väki nauttii kevään tulosta. Mitähän Kani, Kettu, Kissa ja muut eläinystävät puuhailevat tänään? Vedä ja liu'uta kirjan kuvia, niin pääset mukaan hauskaan menoon.

Eräänä kauniina päivänä Hilla lennättää paperilennokkiaan ja tapaa uuden ystävän. ”Kas tässä on metsä ja korkeita puita, ja tässä on puu, suurempi muita, ja juuri tuon suuren puun juurella istuu poika ja lukee kirjaansa...” Viehättävä riimitelty tarina kertoo metsän suurimmasta puusta ja uuden ystävyyden alusta – sekä siitä, miten tähänkin kirjaan käytetty paperi valmistetaan.

Celebrate the rollicking adventurous picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo and Zog with this 15th anniversary edition! 'Give me your buns and your biscuits! Give me your chocolate eclairs! For I am the Rat of the highway, and the Rat Thief never shares!' Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. Clover from a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his own horse's hay. Will he finally meet his comeuppance, in the form of a cunning duck? The shiny foil border on the cover makes this the perfect gift for little ones This special anniversary edition includes exclusive bonus material - a letter from Julia Donaldson and original sketches from Axel Scheffler A fabulous, rollicking rhyme, in the style of the famous Alfred Noyes poem, 'The Highwayman', from the UK's number one picture book author and illustrator Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot Adventure, friendship and learning to be kind are at the heart of this story The Highway Rat has been adapted into a popular animated film starring voices from David Tennant (Highway Rat), Nina Sosanya (Duck), Rob Brydon (Horse), Tom Hollander (Squirrel) and Frances de la Tour (Rabbit) The animated film of Tiddler stars voice artists including Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones) as the narrator, Lolly Adefope (Ghosts) as Miss Skate and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey, The Trip). Praise for The Highway Rat: 'A classic picture book ... great to read aloud' BBC Radio 4 'Front Row' 'Donaldson's ear for rhyme is unequalled and Scheffler's busy, funny illustrations make this ideal for reading aloud' Daily Mail

Celebrate fifteen years of rhyming fun with this special anniversary edition of The Rhyming Rabbit from the brilliant partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks – the bestselling team behind the What the Ladybird Heard adventures.Featuring a fun make your own rabbit ears craft activity and letters from Lydia Monks and Julia Donaldson, this celebratory edition with its eye-catching cover is a perfect gift. And with brilliant rhyming verse and bright and distinctive illustrations, The Rhyming Rabbit 15th Anniversary Edition is as delightful to read aloud as ever.The Rhyming Rabbit loves to make up entertaining poems, inspired by everything he sees, but the other rabbits don’t appreciate his talent for rhyme. Sad and lonely, the Rhyming Rabbit sets off one starry night all on his own – will he ever find someone to share his poems with?Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn and the What the Ladybird Heard series.

En magisk fortelling på rim fra den kjente barnebokforfatteren Julia Donaldson, nydelig illustrert av Victoria Sandøy. Her er en skog full av høye trær, og her er det høyeste treet der. Her er en gutt som har satt seg ned ved stammen og leser sin bok i fred. Polly og Peter møtes under det høyeste treet i skogen. Peter leser i en bok, Polly har med seg et papirfly. De to leker sammen en lang og fin dag, før de går hver til sitt. Og mister hverandre. Vil de møtes igjen, tro? Papirjakten er en fortelling om hvordan papir blir laget, og hva det brukes til. Bildeboka er en hyllest til papiret og vennskapet – fortalt på rim slik bare Donaldson kan, og stemningsfullt illustrert av norske Victoria Sandøy. Duoen har tidligere laget Juletreet (2021) og Eiketreet (2023) sammen. Fortellingen er gjendiktet av Håkon Viggen.

Meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this sturdy and colourful tabbed board book based on the modern classics, The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child. Take a stroll through the deep dark wood and turn the colourful, chunky tabbed pages to learn about Mouse, the Gruffalo and more of your favourite creatures. Based on the original stories, Gruffalo, Who Can You See? is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and a great gift for fans of the bestselling picture books. Look out for the brand new Gruffalo picture book coming on 10th September 2026.

Join in the fun and help Nell the detective dog solve the mystery of the missing books with this special tenth anniversary edition of the bestselling picture book The Detective Dog, featuring the much-loved original story plus additional bonus content.Peter’s dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell. Her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work solving mysteries and finding all Peter’s lost toys. But Nell has other talents too . . .When she’s not cracking cases, Nell goes to school with Peter and listens to the children read. Books about dinosaurs, books about space and even books about dogs – Nell loves them all! But one day Peter and Nell arrive at school to find all the books have disappeared! Who could have taken them, and why? Luckily, Detective Dog Nell, with help from the whole class, is ready to sniff out the thief!Written by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and illustrated by the multi-talented illustrator and print-maker Sara Ogilvie, The Detective Dog 10th Anniversary Edition is a fast-paced celebration of books, reading, libraries and the relationship between a little boy and his rather special dog.

An incredible pop-up gift edition of the much-loved classic story, The Gruffalo.

Join in the festive fun and help crack the case in What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas, a fantastically lively rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.In a big old house, the ladybird is visiting her friend the spider for the festive season. But those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to no good again. They have a devious plan – to steal the children's Christmas presents from their stockings! It's a good thing that the clever little ladybird has overheard their awful plotting, and she has a cunning plan to make sure they don't get away with it.The fifth title in the Number One bestselling series from the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, which has been enjoyed by over four million children worldwide.Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo and What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside.

Join Stick Man and Santa on their search for the missing Christmas presents! Stick Man is helping Santa deliver the Christmas presents. But the presents have gone missing. Let's find them! Lift the colourful card flaps in this fun board book, perfect for small hands. A fun and interactive story based on the bestselling Stick Man by Julia Donaldson Enjoy the rich detail of Axel Scheffler's gorgeous illustrations, with so much to spot A jolly Christmas book perfect for little children, they will love lifting the flaps and searching for the missing presents

The best wedding ever, the best wedding yet, the wedding that no one will ever forget! Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay Were scarecrows (They scared Lots of crows every day.) Harry loved Betty, and Betty loved Harry, So Harry said, "Betty, my beauty let's marry!" Two scarecrows are planning the perfect wedding and set off to find everything on their list. But wicked scarecrow, Reginald Rake, has other ideas and almost ruins their special day. Harry O'Hay must become a hero before he and Betty O'Barley can have the wedding of their dreams. The shiny foil cover makes this a special gift for toddlers A wonderfully funny story with drama, humour, originality - and a happy ending from the UK's number one picture book author and illustrator Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog, which have all been made into animated films The animated film of Tiddler stars voice artists including Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones) as the narrator, Lolly Adefope (Ghosts) as Miss Skate and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey, The Trip). Praise for The Scarecrows' Wedding: 'The perfect marriage of rhyme and pictures ... A joy from start to finish' Daily Mail 'Fabulous rhymes that are a joy to read out, wowey illustrations and winks to the grown-up' Sunday Times