Julia Donaldson

Where is Jonty Gentoo? Can you help find him? Lift the bright and bold felt flaps in this fun chunky board book until you find our favourite penguin! This board book will keep your toddler entertained while also helping to increase hand-eye co-ordination, develop speech and aid learning through repetition. With colourful felt flaps to lift Based on the bestselling book Jonty Gentoo by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, winner of the 2025 British Book Award for Book of the Year: Children's Illustrated 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, Let's Find the Baddies and Let's Find the Scarecrows' Wedding

Join Zog and lots of your favourite Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler characters in this fun search and find book! Fly with Zog and the Flying Doctors, save the day with Superworm and watch out for the Baddies in this brilliant collection of search and find scenes! With 18 colourful scenes and over 140 things to spot, this search and find book will keep little ones entertained for hours! Filled with your favourite Julia Donaldson characters and Axel Scheffler's bright and detailed illustrations, there is so much to spot and find Perfect for long journeys and rainy days, this book will keep little ones entertained Featuring illustrations from the bestselling picture books Zog, Zog and the Flying Doctors, The Baddies, Superworm, The Scarecrows'; Wedding and The Ugly Five

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 accessible early-reader format, 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) This early reader edition has extra-clear font and layout making it acessible for those gaining confidence in reading 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.

Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird on a trip to the seaside! This brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks features a cast of wonderful sea creatures – including a magical mermaid – and plenty of beach fun! 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 . . . With brilliant rhyming verse from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and bright, distinctive illustrations from award-winning illustrator, Lydia Monks, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is the fourth title in the number one bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series – perfect for young children to read aloud. Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo.

Join in the fun at the zoo with this brilliantly funny rhyming adventure from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks – in What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo. Previously published as What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday. Those two bad men, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, are back! They may be in the city instead of the farm, but they haven't changed their thieving ways. In fact, they're even more ambitious. They're planning to steal a monkey from the zoo and use him to pinch the Queen's crown. Unfortunately for them, they don't know that a certain crime-busting ladybird is holidaying in the very same city . . . and she's got a good idea that will ensure the dastardly pair won't get away with it! Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside.

Join everyone's favourite ladybird in this fantastically funny farmyard caper, from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail, and they're heading back to the farm with another cunning plan to cause trouble. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, but now they're setting their sights higher and are planning to steal the fat red hen herself! Fortunately the quiet, clever ladybird is on their trail, and she and her farm animal friends have a plan of their own. With slapstick action, animal noises and a mysterious Snuggly Snerd bird, What the Ladybird Heard Next is a story you'll be reading over and over again. Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo and What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside.

Join in the farmyard fun in this brilliantly funny rhyming adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. 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 . . . With brilliant rhyming verse from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and bright, distinctive illustrations from award-winning illustrator, Lydia Monks, this much-loved modern classic is perfect for reading aloud. Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard Next, What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo and What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside.

Colour in all your favourite characters and scenes from the much-loved Tales form Acorn Wood series by just adding water, for mess-free fun! Welcome to the cosy woodland world of Acorn Wood! Join Bear at his party, help Fox find his socks, and go to the beach with Frog in this brilliant magic water painting activity book. Based on the lift-the-flap preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, including Rabbit’s Nap, Hide-and-Seek Pig, Cat’s Cookbook, Frog’s Day Out and more! With a paintbrush to help develop fine motor skills and an easy to grasp carry handle, Tales from Acorn Wood Magic Painting is the perfect gift to keep little hands busy out and about or at home.

Join in the fun at the zoo! Packed full of everyone's favourite zoo animals, and with a large flap to lift on every page, Who's at the Zoo? is perfect for young fans of the What the Ladybird Heard series. The elephant is fast asleep and the tiger is playing with her cubs, but where are those cunning thieves, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len? And where is the quiet little ladybird? Based on Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks' bestselling picture book, What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo (previously called What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday), preschool children will love lifting the large card flaps to find all their favourite characters. With bright and colourful illustrations and a flap to lift on every page, this interactive board book is packed full of favourite zoo animals and is perfect for little fingers! Collect more What the Ladybird Heard lift-the-flap books: Who's on the Farm? and Who's at the Seaside?

Celebrate everyone's favourite dragon in this bumper ZOG sticker activity book! Packed with over 1000 stickers and 54 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 is a brilliant companion activity book for fans of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Can you finish the sequences? Or help the Flying Doctors save the day? Perfect for entertaining children on long journeys and during school holidays Includes a variety of activities to do with all the family Featuring characters from Zog and Zog and the Flying Doctors

Slide and Seek to help Zog find his friends! Zog is playing hide and seek with his friends Princess Pearl and Gadabout the Great. Can you help him find them? This chunky board book with sturdy card pages and fun sliders is the perfect introduction to Zog for younger readers. An interactive book board that will keep your toddler entertained while also helping to increase hand-eye co-ordination, develop speech and aid learning through repetition Axel Scheffler's illustrations are bright and colourful, with so much to spot on every page Based on the bestselling picture books Zog and Zog and the Flying Doctors from picture book superstars Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler If you like this, you'll love Let's Find Zog and Zog - Slide and Spin

With over 250 easy-to-use stickers and loads of fun activities that are perfect for preschoolers, The Gruffalo and Friends: Summer Sticker Book is sure to delight fans of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler! Packed full of sticker scenes, matching activities, simple puzzles, colouring, sticker games and more - plus all your favourite characters from some of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's most-loved picture books. The fun activities have been carefully designed to be just right for children aged 3 and over, with six pages of big, easy-to-use stickers - perfect for holidays, journeys and rainy days. Based on the bestselling picture books The Gruffalo, The Snail and the Whale, Monkey Puzzle and more!

Sing, read and listen 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 Hatful of Songs contains ten of her songs, based on Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture books, including What the Ladybird Heard, Cave Baby, One Mole Digging a Hole, Tyrannosaurus Drip, There's an Owl in my Towel and more! This beautiful songbook treasury is illustrated throughout with the wonderful artwork of Lydia Monks, David Roberts, Nick Sharratt, Emily Gravett and Rebecca Cobb. Scan the QR code to enjoy all 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 beautiful cover, a foreword by the author, and scores so anyone can perform these songs, this is the perfect gift for all fans of Julia Donaldson.

Slide and spin with SUPERWORM in the new board book from bestselling picture book duo Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler! Superworm is super-long. Superworm is super-strong. Watch him wiggle, see him squirm. Hip, hip, hooray for SUPERWORM! Join Superworm, the wriggliest, squiggliest superhero in the world, as he rescues beetles and bugs in this fun slide and spin board book! Based on the bestselling picture book Superworm from superstar duo 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! If you liked this, you'll love Zog - Slide and Spin

Celebrate ten years of everyone's favourite dragon, Zog, on his second magical adventure, from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, The Smeds and the Smoos and Stick Man. 'Meet the Flying Doctors - a dragon, knight and girl. Their names are Gadabout the Great, and Zog, and Princess Pearl.' Princess Pearl, Sir Gadabout and their trusty 'air ambulance', Zog the dragon fly around tending a sunburnt mermaid, a distressed unicorn and a sneezy lion. But should princesses really be doctors? Pearl's uncle, the King, doesn't think so - until he himself falls ill, and only Pearl knows how to cure him. A super shiny foil cover makes this the perfect fun present for kids A fabulous picture book about dragons, knights and princesses from the UK's number one picture book author and illustrator The sequel to the much-loved Zog is also a stand-alone story Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot Bravery, kindness, friendship and perseverance are at the heart of this heartwarming story Zog and the Flying Doctors has been adapted into a popular animated film starring voices from Sir Lenny Henry (Narrator), Hugh Skinner (Zog), Patsy Ferran (Princess Pearl) and Rob Brydon (The King). 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). 'Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing' Sunday Times

There's an Owl in My Towel is a beautiful and engaging book for little babies, with a song to sing along to! From Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb, the creators of the bestselling The Paper Dolls and The Everywhere Bear. It's tricky to have breakfast when there's a mole in your bowl! Gentle humour abounds as one baby's every activity is thwarted by a variety of surprising animals. But who wouldn't be happy to find a ted in their bed? Featuring satisfyingly simple rhyming text and charming illustrations, this gorgeous board book is a perfect gift. With big flaps to lift and irresistible actions throughout, young children are sure to delight in joining in. Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover. Written and recorded by Julia Donaldson, the wonderful 'There's an Owl in My Towel' song is the perfect accompaniment to the book and sure to become a favourite sing-along tune.