Julia Donaldson

The no. 1 bestselling football and counting story, from multi-award-winning former Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo! Spinderella the spider has a passion for football! She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesn’t know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can’t count the goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan… Julia Donaldson does it again in this hugely engaging and funny story all about football, spiders and counting – what's not to love! The perfect picture book for children of all ages! Julia Donaldson is the internationally renowned author of the best-loved picture books in the world, including The Gruffalo, Jonty Gentoo, Room on the Broom, The Baddies, Tales From Acorn Wood and Night Monkey, Day Monkey.

Ny bildebok fra radarparet bak Gruffalo! Boka ble filmatisert og vist på BBC julen 2019. Animasjonsfilmen skal vises på NRK julen 2020. Den vesle sneglen drømmer om å dra ut i verden - bort fra snegleflokken på det lille svarte skjæret i sjøen. En dag kommer en diger knølhval forbi, og tilbyr den vesle sneglen skyss. Hun blir med ut på det store havet - til høye isfjell og mot varme, fjerne strender. Sneglen sitter trygt plassert på halefinnen til hvalen, som svømmer forbi haier og gjennom høye bølger, stormer og tordenvær. Så en dag trenger den store hvalen hjelp fra den bitte lille, smarte sneglen. "A joy to read aloud" The Guardian "Bold and brilliant, wise and wacky." The Times Varm fortelling på rim om liten som hjelper stor - med tydelige, fargesterke illustrasjoner av Axel Scheffler

Packed with games, activities and over four hundred stickers, Room on the Broom Sticker Book is a great gift for any child – ideal for journeys, rainy days and holidays. The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. Join them on their adventures in this fun sticker activity book, based on the bestselling picture book, Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

Conjuror Cow is a brilliantly funny lift-the-flap board book by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and Nick Sharratt, illustrator of You Choose. Everyone's waiting, the lights have gone low. So open the curtains and on with the show! It's Conjuror Cow's big night and she is feeling nervous – will she be able to pull a white rabbit out of her hat? Lift the flaps to see what she makes appear instead. A bunch of flowers? A pig? And lots of pants?! Find out if she manages to wave her wand and save the magic show.

Packed with make and do activities and over 200 stickers, What the Ladybird Heard Make and Do Book is a great gift for any child – ideal for rainy days and holidays. Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own! Join the farmyard adventures and find out how to make a clucking red hen, a farmyard playset, and your very own pair of flapping ladybird wings! Based on the bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

A brilliantly entertaining 'be-careful-what-you-wish-for' tale that's full of farmyard fun – from the bestselling Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Anna Currey in her charming, classic style. Old Macdonald is cleaning out his farmhouse kitchen when he comes across a dusty old teapot. And no one could be more surprised when a wish-granting genie pops out of the spout. Old Macdonald wishes for a wife, who wishes for a baby. A baby who wishes for a dog, who wishes for a cat, who wishes for some mice! It doesn't take long before the farmyard starts getting very busy, and VERY noisy! Will the genie ever get a break from granting wishes, and find some peace? If only there was someone who could grant him a wish . . . The Teeny Weeny Genie is a magical picture book adventure packed with lots of favourite farmyard animals from Julia Donaldson and Anna Currey, creators of Rosie's Hat and One Ted Falls Out of Bed.

Packed with make and do activities and over 200 stickers, The Singing Mermaid Make and Do Book is a great gift for any child – ideal for rainy days and holidays. Tempted by the promise of fame and fortune, the Singing Mermaid joins a circus. The crowds love her, but the poor mermaid is kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, and she soon longs to return to the freedom of her ocean home. Join the mermaid's adventures and find out how to make a shimmering mermaid crown, a circus tent theatre, and a sparkling ocean in a jam jar. Based on the bestselling picture book The Singing Mermaid by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

Touch the Gruffalo's terrible tusks, feel his knobby knees and tickle his purple prickles with this interactive touch and feel book based on the bestselling picture book. Perfect for young Gruffalo fans, The Gruffalo Touch and Feel Book is part of an exciting range of books for toddlers, featuring Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's iconic creation, the Gruffalo. Specially designed to appeal to even the youngest child, simple patterns and bright colours combine with Axel Scheffler's instantly recognizable artwork to keep preschool children entertained for hours. Also available in the My First Gruffalo series: My First Gruffalo Little Library, The Gruffalo Puppet Book and Gruffalo Growl

Perfect for schools - both for class reading as well as performance. A short black and white illustrated play set in World War Two written by Julia Donaldson, author of the modern classic The Gruffalo. World War Two has been declared and the Chivers children are sent to the safety of the countryside. They are delighted to be brought back home when it looks like the Germans aren't going to invade after all. But the air-raid siren goes off and this time it's frighteningly real. This dramatic and touching play brings Manchester during the Second World War and its people to life, and provides a variety of opportunities for school classes to explore both historical and literacy topics in an involving and creative setting. Also includes helpful tips on staging and costume.'This touching play brings to life the Second World War in a very accessible way for junior children' - Books for KeepsJulia Donaldson (Author)Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, What the Ladybird Heard and the modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child which have sold 17 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 70 languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh. Thomas Docherty (Illustrator)Thomas Docherty is an acclaimed author and illustrator of children's books including Little Boat, Big Scary Monster and The Driftwood Ball. He also illustrated The Snatchabook, written by his wife Helen, which has been shortlisted for several awards in the UK and US and been translated into 17 languages.

Packed full of magic and adventure, this collection of seven fantastic stories from the creators of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series, is perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Join in the adventure with Sugarlump the rocking horse when a unicorn grants his every wish, help the Singing Mermaid escape the circus and return to her seaside home, join Josephine and her extraordinary new shoes for an action-packed adventure, and much more! This magical collection features seven much-loved stories from the bestselling picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With lively performances from Julian Clary, Noma Dumezweni, Lauren Laverne, Joanna Page, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant and Sophie Thompson, and including the Sugarlump and the Unicorn Song, music and sound effects, Sugarlump and the Unicorn and Other Stories is a must-have audio collection, perfect for listening to together. This fantastic collection includes seven bestselling stories together on one CD: Sugarlump and the Unicorn, The Singing Mermaid, Sharing a Shell, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Princess and the Wizard, The Girl the Bear and the Magic Shoes and Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox.

Meet everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird in this collection of four brilliantly funny stories from the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series, read by Alexander Armstrong – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Join in the fun with the clever little ladybird as she thwarts the cunning plans of two greedy thieves, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, time and time again. From a plot to steal the farmer's fine prize cow to a wicked plan to take the Queen's crown jewels, it's up to the tiniest, quietest creature of all to save the day. Featuring a cast of much-loved farmyard and zoo animals, sea creatures and even a magical mermaid, these fantastic rhyming stories from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks are perfect for listening to together. Brought to life for audio by Alexander Armstrong and including the What the Ladybird Heard Song, music and sound effects, The What the Ladybird Heard Adventures is a must-have audio collection. Includes four bestselling stories together on one CD: What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next, What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday and What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside.

Twenty-five recipes for the whole family to make and enjoy together,based on the best-selling picture book STICK MAN by Julia Donaldsonand Axel Scheffler. Learn how to make edible Christmas Tree Presents, Lettuce SailingBoats and Sandcastle Cakes and much more!

A collection of four fantastically funny What the Ladybird Heard adventures, brought to life for audio with readings by Alexander Armstrong.

Soar into space with a glorious story of alien folk that's literallyout of this world! The Smeds (who are red) nevermix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoofall in love, their families don't approve. But peace is restoredand love conquers all in this irresistible tale from the creatorsof STICK MAN.

Packed with games, activities and over four hundred stickers, Tales from Acorn Wood Sticker Book is a great gift for any child – ideal for journeys, rainy days and holidays. Welcome to Acorn Wood! Come and meet Fox, Pig, Bear, Rabbit and all their friends in this fun-packed sticker activity book. Help Fox to find his missing socks, join Bear as he posts letters to his friends, help tired Rabbit go to sleep and play hide-and-seek with Pig and Hen. Join in the fun with sticker scenes, spot the difference, sticker jigsaws and more in this colourful sticker activity book, based on the bestselling preschool lift-the-flap series, Tales from Acorn Wood, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

Packed with sticker scenes, puzzles, games and over 400 stickers, What the Ladybird Heard Sticker Book is perfect for birthdays, rainy days and school holidays – a great gift for any child. Join two crafty robbers, one crime-busting ladybird and a farmyard full of noisy animals in this fun sticker activity book, based on the bestselling picture book, What the Ladybird Heard by stellar picture-book partnership Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of Sugarlump and the Unicorn and The Singing Mermaid.

A magical adventure about a girl, a bear and some very special shoes from the bestselling creators of What the Ladybird Heard and Sugarlump and the Unicorn. When Josephine leaves the shoe shop after buying some new running shoes, she hears an unusual sound – Click-click! Click-click! A bear with a backpack is following her! Luckily for Josephine, her new shoes are anything but ordinary – these are magic shoes. But can they help her escape the bear when there's a mountain, a bog and even a lake in her way? The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes is an exciting adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. Full of action and imagination, and with a delightfully unexpected ending, this gorgeous book is one to enjoy over and over again. Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: The Princess and the Wizard, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.

Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird on a trip to the seaside! With a cast of wonderful sea creatures, including a magical mermaid, and plenty of beach fun, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to their wicked ways again. This time they're planning to steal the mermaid's hair and sell it to a famous star. Luckily, the crime-busting ladybird has a clever plan to stop the thieves . . . The fourth title in the number one bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series – perfect for young children to read aloud! Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: The Singing Mermaid, Sharing a Shell, and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.