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Books - Julia Donaldson
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Jonty Gentoo - Julia Donaldson
One night, a plucky little penguin sneaks out of the zoo. Jonty, a young gentoo penguin, is determined to find his true home in Antarctica. It’s going to be an amazing journey – but can Jonty really find his way?
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 …
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 Troll - Julia Donaldson
All the Troll wants is to catch a goat – but when a string of other creatures trip-trap over his bridge instead, he’s stuck with boring old fish for supper. Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew are in search of treasure but they keep sailing to the wrong island. Watch the fun unfold as […]
The Snail and the Whale - Julia Donaldson
You can hear a more homespun version by clicking here to see Julia and Malcolm singing The Snail and the Whale song. The Snail and the Whale won the 2004 Early Years award for the best pre-school book, the 2005 Blue Peter award for Best Book to Read Aloud, and the 2007 Giverny award for Best Science Picture Book.
Play Time - Julia Donaldson
Julia says ... This collection of plays includes one of my favourites – Persephone, which is based on the Greek myth and is suitable for performance by a whole class of top juniors. Here are some London schoolchildren acting Persephone in 2012.
Superworm - Julia Donaldson
Click here to watch a performance of this story on “Julia Donaldson and Friends”. Superworm won the German Buxterhuder Kälbchen Picture Book Prize 2013 and the Red House Children’s Book Award for Younger Children 2014.