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Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson CBE (born Julia Catherine Shields; born 16 September 1948) is an English writer and playwright, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man.

She originally wrote songs for children's television but has concentrated on writing books since the words of one of her songs, "A Squash and a Squeeze", were made into a children's book in 1993. Of her 184 published works, 64 are widely available in bookshops. The remaining 120 are intended for school use and include her Songbirds phonic reading scheme, which is part of the Oxford University Press's Oxford Reading Tree.

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English children's writer

Born 1948

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  • Cover of: The Gruffalo
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    Cover of edition gruffalo0000dona_k5y5 Cover of edition gruffalo0000dona_m6o7 Cover of edition isbn_9781447200581 Cover of edition gruffalo0000dona_l8w3 Cover of edition ilgruffal0000juli Cover of edition gruffalo00dona Cover of edition ygryffalo0000dona Cover of edition gruffalo0000dona_b7a9 Cover of edition diegoorgomgaai0000dona First published in 1999 — 99 editions
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  • Cover of: The Gruffalo's Child
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    Cover of edition gruffaloschild0000dona Cover of edition gruffaloschild0000dona_r9q0 Cover of edition isbn_9781447202660 Cover of edition gruffaloschild0000dona_s1e1 Cover of edition gruffaloschild0000dona_k4d5 Cover of edition dasgrffelokind0000juli Cover of edition gruffaloschild0000dona_c3k3 Cover of edition gruffaloschild0000dona_h3e9 Cover of edition gruffaloschild0000dona_i7e8 First published in 2004 — 65 editions
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  • Cover of: Room on the Broom Sticker Book
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    Cover of edition roomonbroomstick0000dona Cover of edition roomonbroom0000dona_d5i4 Cover of edition isbn_9781529017649 Cover of edition roomonbroom0000dona Cover of edition roomonbroom00dona Cover of edition roomonbroom0000dona_l9b2 Cover of edition cd_room-on-the-broom_julia-donaldson-axel-scheffler-josie-lawre First published in 2001 — 61 editions
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  • Cover of: Snail and the Whale
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    Cover of edition snailwhale0000dona_v1q9 Cover of edition snailwhale0000dona First published in 2001 — 40 editions
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  • Cover of: The spiffiest giant in town
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    Cover of edition smartestgiantint00dona Cover of edition isbn_9780142417362 Cover of edition ilgigantepiueleg0000dona Cover of edition isbn_9780330532488 Cover of edition rieserickmachtsi0000unse Cover of edition isbn_9781447207054 Cover of edition spiffiestgiantin0000dona Cover of edition smartestgiantint0000dona_s9l6 Cover of edition fathachisbreatha0000dona First published in 2001 — 34 editions
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  • Cover of: A squash and a squeeze
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    Cover of edition squashandsqueeze0000dona_u8r8 Cover of edition squashandsqueeze00dona Cover of edition squashandsqueeze0000dona_k2g7 Cover of edition unemaisontroppet0000dona Cover of edition squashandsqueeze0000juli Cover of edition squashandsqueeze0000dona_j5q2 Cover of edition squashandsqueeze0000dona_w7b9 Cover of edition squashandsqueeze0000dona Cover of edition squashandsqueeze0000dona_w4a5 First published in 1993 — 33 editions
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  • Cover of: Stick Man
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    Cover of edition degnekadam0000juli Cover of edition stickman00juli Cover of edition stickman0000dona_a1g4 Cover of edition stickman0000dona First published in 2001 — 31 editions
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  • Cover of: What the Ladybird Heard
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    Cover of edition whatladybugheard0000dona Cover of edition whatladybirdhear0000dona_a1e8 Cover of edition yfuwchgochgotaai0000dona_a7d5 Cover of edition isbn_9781509801459 Cover of edition whitclockleddyhe0000dona Cover of edition whatladybirdhear0000dona_z2a7 Cover of edition whatladybirdhear0000dona_t9v2 First published in 2001 — 27 editions
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  • Cover of: Monkey Puzzle
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    Cover of edition woistmami0000unse Cover of edition maemamargoll0000dona Cover of edition monkeypuzzle0000dona_m0r4 Cover of edition monkeypuzzle0000dona_w2n4 Cover of edition monkeypuzzle0000dona Cover of edition monkeypuzzle0000dona_d1c2 Cover of edition wheresmymom0000dona Cover of edition monkeypuzzle0000dona_n0k5 First published in 2000 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Charlie Cook's favourite book
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780545153645 Cover of edition isbn_9780803731424 Cover of edition charliecookx00b40000dona Cover of edition charliecooksfavo0000dona Cover of edition charliecooksfavo00juli Cover of edition charliecooksfavo0000dona_b9v3 First published in 2005 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The Highway Rat
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    Cover of edition highwayrat0000dona_p6g3 Cover of edition highwayrat0000dona_l0x9 Cover of edition highwayrat0000juli Cover of edition highwayrat0000dona_w1n9 Cover of edition reiverrathighway0000dona Cover of edition highwayrat0000dona_h9k3 First published in 2011 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Superworm
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    Cover of edition superworm0000dona_u0i5 Cover of edition superworm0000dona_i3e2 Cover of edition superworm0000dona_j8h7 Cover of edition superworm0000dona_f1y7 Cover of edition superworm0000dona Cover of edition superworm0000dona_b6d8 First published in 2012 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Sharing a Shell
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    Cover of edition womenshiyijia0000dona Cover of edition sharingshell0000dona Cover of edition lamaisoncoquilla0000dona Cover of edition sharingshell0000dona_b3a3 Cover of edition sharingshell0000dona_a8w1 First published in 2004 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Zog
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    Cover of edition zog0000dona Cover of edition zog0000dona_m7g2 Cover of edition zog0000dona_e0m7 First published in 2010 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish
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    Cover of edition tiddler0000dona_l5n8 Cover of edition tiddler0000dona_a5h5 Cover of edition tiddler0000dona Cover of edition tiddler0000dona_g2i3 First published in 2007 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Tyrannosaurus Drip 10th Anniversary Edition
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    Cover of edition tyrannosaurusdri0000dona Cover of edition tyrannosaurusdri0000unse Cover of edition tyrannosaurusdri0000dona_i4b6 First published in 2007 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: What the Ladybird Heard Next
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    Cover of edition whatladybugheard0000dona_k3n5 First published in 2015 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: The Princess and the Wizard
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    Cover of edition princesswizard0000dona_i6g9 Cover of edition isbn_9780330513845 Cover of edition princesswizard0000dona_k2j2 Cover of edition princesswizard0000dona_a3m7 Cover of edition princesswizard0000dona First published in 2001 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Tabby McTat, the musical cat
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    Cover of edition tabbymctat0000dona Cover of edition tabbymctatmusica0000dona First published in 2009 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Follow the swallow
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    Cover of edition followswallow0000dona_o6b6 Cover of edition followswallow0000dona First published in 1997 — 15 editions
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English children's writer

Born 1948

Subjects

Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Picture books, Stories in rhyme, Fiction, Toy and movable books, Pictorial works, Readers, Readers (Primary), Animals, fiction, Animals, Board books, Children's stories, Children's stories, English, Princesses, fiction, Creative activities and seat work, Student activities, Child and youth fiction, Juvenile literature, Readers (Elementary), Anglais (Langue), Princesses, Children's poetry, Friendship, Friendship, fiction

Places

Africa, Glasgow (Scotland), Israel, Scotland, Trees, a palce, deep dark wood

People

A person, Gruffalo, Mirror-Belle Princess (Fictitious character), fox, mouse, owl, people, snake

Time

juveniles, In a forest, in a palce

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May 16, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
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April 20, 2023 Edited by Lisa merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import