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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: Smartest giant activity book spl
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    First published in 2012 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Toddle waddle
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    Cover of edition toddlewaddle0000dona_q6n0 First published in 2009 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Queen Anneena's Feast
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  • Cover of: What the Ladybird Heard Play
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    First published in 2016 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Oxford Reading Tree : Stage 1+: Songbirds Sam's Pot
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    Cover of edition samspot0000dona Cover of edition samspotlevel10000juli First published in 2006 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Red Man and the Green Man

    First published in 2007 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas: The Perfect Christmas Gift

    First published in 2022 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Gruffalo: a Pop-Up Flap Book

    First published in 2024 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door
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    Cover of edition mrbirdsnesthouse0000juli First published in 2012 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Julia Donaldson Plays Turq/1B Tricking the Tiger

    First published in 2013 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Julia Donaldson Plays Green/1B Best Friends 6-Pack

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  • Cover of: Goha and the Shoes

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  • Cover of: Frog Fight

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  • Cover of: Sockosaurus

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  • Cover of: Fish in the Tree

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  • Cover of: Oxford Reading Tree : Stage 5: Songbirds the Upside down Browns
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    First published in 2006 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 3: Songbirds: Splash and Squelch (Ort Songbirds Phonics Stage 3)
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    Cover of edition splashsquelch0000dona First published in 2006 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Counting Creatures

    First published in 2020 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Chariots and Champions: A Roman Play

    First published in 2019 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Tales From Acorn Wood Colours
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    Cover of edition colours0000dona First published in 2001 — 3 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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