Julia Donaldson

A wonderful translation into Scots Language of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Jonty Gentoo.Are ye aw set for a pole-tae-pole adventure?Jocky, a gallus wee gentoo penguin, is awa for the jaunt o a lifetime. But shairly he'll no can hoddle aw the wey tae Antarctica?Jocky Gentoo: The Adventures o a Penguin is fabulous new book from superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, translated into Scots by James Robertson.Cheer Jonty on as he finally finds his way, in this captivating story of bravery, friendship, and finding your place in the world.Following the huge success of titles such as The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Mannie in their Scots language versions, Jocky Gentoo is sure to be another big hit with Scottish mums, dads and bairns.

Meet the witch, the cat and all their animal friends in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book, Room on the Broom - with flaps to lift, an eye-catching neon cover and a surprise pop-up ending!Who will help the witch find her missing hat, bow and wand? Lift the flaps to find out, then turn the page to discover the magical pop-up ending as they all fly away on a truly magnificent broom – whoosh!With a short, simple rhyming text based on the original story, Room on the Broom: A Lift-the-Flap Book is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and a great gift for fans of the bestselling picture book.

It's time for the wedding! But where are the Scarecrows? Can you find them? Betty and Harry are preparing for their Wedding Day, but they've got to find the Things they Need on the Day. Can you help find the items so they can have the wedding that no one will ever forget? Lift the bright and bold felt flaps in this fun chunky board book until you find all the missing items! This board book will keep your toddler entertained while also helping increase hand-eye co-ordination, develop speech and aid learning through repetition. Based on the bestselling book The Scarecrows' Wedding by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the creators of The Gruffalo. Collect them all: Let's Find Tiddler, Let's Find Superworm, Let's Find Stick Man, Let's Find Zog, Let's Find The Smeds and the Smoos, Let's Find Tabby McTat and Let's Find The Baddies. 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)

Winner of the 2025 British Book Award for Book of the Year: Children's Illustrated “Gorgeous ... it has a lovely message about finding your place in the world.” - Good Housekeeping Magazine “A captivating story written in rhyme so perfect that reading it as a bedtime story is a breeze. It's an instant classic.” - The I “Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing.” - Sunday Times Join a plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime, in this fabulous new picture book from superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Jonty the little gentoo penguin longs to find his true home at the South Pole. One night, he sneaks out of the zoo and sets off on an amazing adventure, all the way to Antarctica (with an accidental detour to the North Pole!) Children will be cheering Jonty on as he finally finds his way, in this captivating story of bravery, friendship, and finding your place in the world. Jonty Gentoo is an official UK Number One Children's Bestseller (17 Sept 2024) Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page Fantastic illustrations of the natural world, with lots of details to spot, including seals, polar bears . . . and lots and lots of penguins! Julia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favourites such as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog and Superworm - all of which have been made into animated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day. 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)

A captivating paper chase, and an unforgettable adventure . . . Two children meet under a tall tree. James has a book. Ginger has a paper plane. They become friends . . . but then they're parted. Will they ever meet again? But this isn't just James and Ginger's story: it's a paper chase! Much-loved storyteller Julia Donaldson weaves the children's tale of friendship into the amazing story of how paper is made. With perfect, read-aloud rhymes and glowing illustrations by Victoria Sandøy, this is a story of friendship and adventure like no other. Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has created a heartfelt, joyful story with a totally unique twist Children will be fascinated to see the remarkable journey of one tall tree as it's turned into paper, and becomes all sorts of things that we use, from bags and boxes to letters, cards and books Julia Donaldson's perfect, read-aloud rhymes are brought gorgeously to life by acclaimed illustrator, Victoria Sandøy. The warm, richly atmospheric illustrations are brimming with exquisite details Praise for The Christmas Pine, also by Julia Donaldson and Victoria Sandøy: "Magical . . . as well as paying tribute to tradition, the gentle rhythmic verse and stunning pictures illuminate the two other things close to Julia's heart: the power of children and song" Julia Donaldson is the author of many of the best-loved children's books ever written. She has been awarded a CBE for services to literature, and is the most celebrated children's writer in Britain today. Many of Julia Donaldson's beloved picture books have been made into award-winning animated films which are regularly shown on the BBC at Christmas.

Join Stick Man, Santa and some of your other favourite Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler characters in this bumper festive sticker activity book! Packed with over 1000 stickers and 55 activities, including colouring-in activities, dot-to-dots, puzzles, spot the difference activities, mazes and simple word searches, there's plenty to keep children busy for hours this festive season! This is a brilliant companion activity book for fans of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Can you finish the sequences? Or help Stick Man and Santa deliver the Christmas presents? Perfect for entertaining children on long journeys and during the winter holidays Includes a variety of activities to do with all the family Featuring characters from Stick Man, Tiddler, Zog, The Ugly Five, The Baddies and The Smeds and The Smoos!

Play along on the piano or guitar with some of Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture-book songs and rhymes. Including much-loved modern classics, The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and The Snail and the Whale. As well as her success as a beloved author of picture books, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children, and now you can learn to play all these family favourite songs, too! A Treasury of Songs: The Scores Collection contains twenty-six musical scores for Julia Donaldson's original songs, including fun-filled action rhymes, Aesop's fables, and songs based on her best-loved picture books with Axel Scheffler. This beautifully-produced score book is illustrated throughout with Axel Scheffler's warm and witty artwork, and comes with audio accessed via a QR code to accompany your own playing, or to enjoy all of the songs performed by Julia herself. Perfect for children who are learning to play piano or guitar, and for parents or teachers who want to share these much-loved favourite songs.

Sing, listen, and read along with this fabulous collection of illustrated songs, based on some of Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture books!As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. A Treasury of Songs contains over twenty of her songs, including fun-filled action rhymes, Aesop's fables, and songs based on Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture books, including Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, The Stick Man, and The Gruffalo.This beautiful songbook treasury is illustrated throughout with Axel Scheffler's warm and wonderful artwork.Scan the QR code to enjoy all of the songs performed by Julia herself, which will be familiar to anyone who has heard them on TV or radio or enjoyed one of Julia's live performances.With a foreword by the author and a QR code to listen to all of the audio The Treasury of Songs will become a firm favourite on every child's shelf.

A special gift for young Gruffalo fans, this beautiful foiled slipcase contains board book editions of the classic stories, The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child.In The Gruffalo, wander into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake . . . and a hungry Gruffalo! Then join the brave Gruffalo's child one wild and windy night as she ventures out into the snow on a night-time adventure in The Gruffalo's Child.These two bestselling modern classics, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, are brought together in a beautiful slipcase edition with foil detailing, making The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child Board Book Slipcase the perfect gift for Gruffalo fans, big and small!

Lift the flaps to join in the fun with Frog, Cat, Dormouse and Badger and all their animal friends in this beautiful gift treasury of four bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood stories.Join Frog as he gets ready for a day out, help Cat find the right book to make a delicious meal for her friends, join Badger as he gets ready to perform with his friends and help Dormouse feel better when she's ill. This collection of four fun and interactive lift-the-flap stories is perfect for little ones in a beautiful large gift edition.With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Tales from Acorn Wood Story Collection is the perfect gift for toddlers everywhere, from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.Includes four Tales from Acorn Wood adventures: Frog's Day Out, Cat's Cookbook, Dormouse Has a Cold and Badger's Band.

Books and Crooks and Other Plays features four fun-to-act plays for children aged 10+ from the bestselling author Julia Donaldson. Each play has helpful, simple guidance on running time and cast and is beautifully illustrated in black and white by Kate Pankhurst!Ranging from adaptations of traditional tales to original and contemporary short plays, Books and Crooks and Other Plays is an entertaining book of plays which perfect for schools (key stage two) and at home.Includes the following plays:Top of the Mops, Problem Page, Books and Crooks, Persephone with musical scoreDiscover more original Julia Donaldson plays with The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Plays and The Trial of Wilf Wolf and Other Plays!

The Trial of Wilf Wolf and Other Plays features four fun-to-act plays for children aged 7+ from the bestselling author Julia Donaldson. Each play has helpful, simple guidance on running time and cast and is beautifully illustrated in black and white by Kate Pankhurst!Ranging from adaptations of traditional tales to original and contemporary short plays, The Trial of Wilf Wolf and Other Plays is an entertaining book of plays which is perfect for schools (upper key stage two) and at home.Includes the following plays:The Trial of Wilf Wolf, The Wonderful Smells, A Jumble for Queen Elizabeth, Yellow StockingsDiscover more original Julia Donaldson plays with The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Plays and Books and Crooks and Other Plays!

The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Plays features six fun-to-act short plays for children aged 5+ from the bestselling author Julia Donaldson. Each play has helpful, simple guidance on running time and cast and is beautifully illustrated in full colour by Kate Pankhurst!Ranging from adaptations of traditional tales to original and contemporary short plays, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Plays is an entertaining book of plays which is perfect for schools and at home.Includes the following plays:The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Turtle Tug, The Magic Twig, Birthday Surprise, Name GamesDiscover more original Julia Donaldson plays with The Trial of Wilf Wolf and Other Plays and Books and Crooks and Other Plays!

Now in paperback from the creators of Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo, a perfect read-aloud tale of spooky, silly fun Oh no The Baddies are coming They're the meanest and nastiest ghost, witch, and troll in all the land, and they just love being bad. When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can't wait to scare her out of her wits. But little girls are much braver than they thought, and baddies don't always win...Get ready for a rollicking tale of spooky, silly fun in this riotous picture book from the creators of Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, and The Gruffalo.

Make healthy snacks, sweet treats, and simple meals from the deep dark wood – all based on the bestselling picture book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Is your tummy beginning to rumble? Make your own owl ice cream, scrambled snake and roasted fox, and of course . . . Gruffalo crumble!With twenty-four recipes specially designed for adults to use with children, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and lots of hints and tips on what to do next, Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes is a great way to introduce Gruffalo fans to cooking and baking.Perfect for holidays, rainy days and full of food ideas for a Gruffalo party!

Slide and spin with ZOG in the new board book from bestselling picture book duo Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler! Zog goes to Madame Dragon’s school where he hopes to win a golden star. Join Zog, the keenest dragon, at school where he learns to ROAR, FLY and save a PRINCESS! Based on the bestselling Zog from picture book superstars Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler With sliders to push and pull, plus a wheel to spin, this board book is so much fun for little readers! The simple story makes this the perfect introduction to Julia Donaldson's picture books Featuring Axel Scheffler's gorgeous illustrations, with so much to spot on every page!