Julia Donaldson Books In Order
Book links take you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases.Publication Order of Gruffalo Books
The Gruffalo | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo's Child | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo's Child Activity Book | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Magnet Book | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Red Nose Day Book | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo's Child Song and Other Songs | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My First Gruffalo: Touch-and-feel book | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Colouring Book | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Nature Trail | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Spring Nature Trail | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Summer Nature Trail | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Autumn Nature Trail | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Winter Nature Trail | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Annual 2016 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo and Friends Annual 2017 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo and Friends Annual 2018 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Spring and Summer Nature Trail | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Autumn and Winter Nature Trail | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Say Hello to the Gruffalo | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo, What Can You Hear?: Buggy Book | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Touch and Feel Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo, Where Are You? | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Carousel Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo: A Push, Pull and Slide Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo and Friends Outdoor Activity Book | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of My First Gruffalo Books
Colours | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Opposites | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Animal Actions | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Numbers | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo, What Can You See? | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hello Gruffalo! | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Play | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Can You See? Jigsaw book | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Can You Count? Jigsaw book | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spot and Say | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Who Lives Here? Lift-the-Flap Book | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gruffalo Growl | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo Puppet Book | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gruffalo and Friends Activity Case | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Princess Mirror-Belle Books
Princess Mirror-Belle | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Party Hoppers | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Princess Mirror-Belle and Prince Precious Paws | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Sea Monster's Cave | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Christmas with Princess Mirror-Belle | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Princess Mirror-Belle and Snow White | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Stick Man Books
Stick Man / Bioran | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stick Man Drawing and Colouring Book | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stick Man Annual 2019 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stick Man Family Tree Recipe Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Superworm Books
The Superworm Sticker Book | (0) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Superworm | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Let's Find Superworm | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Superworm Finger Puppet Book | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Tales from Acorn Wood Books
Hide-and-Seek Pig | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rabbit's Nap | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fox's Socks | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Postman Bear | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from Acorn Wood: Three Lift-The-Flap Stories. Julia Donaldson | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from Acorn Wood Activity Book | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rabbit's Nap and Fox's Socks | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hide-And-Seek Pig and Postman Bear | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Opposites | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Friends | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales From Acorn Wood Treasury | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Counting | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Colours | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales From Acorn Wood Sticker Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from Acorn Wood Book and Card Game | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from Acorn Wood Make and Do | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cat’s Cookbook | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Squirrel's Snowman | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mole's Spectacles | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Badger's Band | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of What the Ladybird Heard Books
What the Ladybug Heard | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Ladybird Heard Read and Play Farm | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Ladybird Heard Next | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Who's on the Farm? | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Ladybird Heard Next Sticker Book | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday Sticker Book | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The What the Ladybird Heard Cookbook | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Ladybird Heard Adventures | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What The Ladybird Heard Make & Do | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Who's at the Zoo? | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Ladybird Heard | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Zog Books
Zog and the Flying Doctors Sticker Book | (0) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zog | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Zog Activity Book | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Roar with Zog | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zog and the Flying Doctors | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Zog Sticker Book | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Let's Find Zog | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Dinosaur's Diary | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Giants and the Joneses | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Jungle House | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Running on the Cracks | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Snake Who Came to Stay | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Chapter Books
Publication Order of Picture Books
A Squash and a Squeeze | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Town Mouse and Country Mouse | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tara's Party | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Royal Blue | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Giant Jumperee | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The King's Ears | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Monkey Puzzle | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Where's My Mom? | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Highway Rat | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Follow the Swallow | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spinderella | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night Monkey Day Monkey | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smartest Giant in Town | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Snail and the Whale | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magic Paintbrush | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conjuror Cow | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sharing a Shell | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wrong Kind of Bark | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Ted Falls Out of Bed | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Charlie Cook's Favorite Book | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Quick Brown Fox Cub | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Worm Looks for Lunch | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rosie's Hat | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The False Tooth Fairy | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Odd Pet | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Scrap Rocket | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dig, Dig, Dig! | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sam's Pot | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mum Bug's Bag | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Singing Dad | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Paula the Vet | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Miss, Miss! | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Duck | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
This and That | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shopping List | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Clare and the Fair | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hippo Has a Hat | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Snake and the Drake | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Queen Aneena's Feast | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wrong Kind Of Knight | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spike Says | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tadpoles | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom and Other Songs | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Top Cat | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zak And The Vet | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pot of Gold | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Princess and the Wizard | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tiddler | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Red Man and the Green Man | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tyrannosaurus Drip | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pirates | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bob Bug and the Insect Club | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ron Rabbit's Big Day | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tim's Bad Mood | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wishing Elf | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pen-Pals | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bob Bug | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fish and Chips | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Splash and Squelch | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Deer and the Earwig | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Upside Down Browns | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gran Is Cross | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Where Were You, Bert? | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Big Match | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trunk and the Skunk | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Milk Today | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sue Kangaroo | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leroy | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Songbirds | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Mole Digging A Hole | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tabby McTat | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ron Rabbit's Egg | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smartest Giant in Town Activity Book | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cat Naps | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mix, Mix, Mix | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pins and the Pegs | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pen Fun | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Is It? | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Doll in the Bin | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mr Zed | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Big Cod | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Seven Kids | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Toddle Waddle | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tyrannosaurus Drip. Activity Book | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Troll | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cave Baby | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Freddie and the Fairy | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rhyming Rabbit | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jack and the Flumflum Tree | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Goat Goes to Playgroup | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Swallows and Spiders | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Animals in School | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Singing Mermaid | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Moan, Moan, Moan! | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jack and the Giants | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Back to Bed | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Cat | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tails | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stop Chatting, Bill | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Paper Dolls | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom Colouring Book | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Animal Music | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sugarlump and the Unicorn | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou! | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best Friends | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Planet Emerald | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stick Man's First Words | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-Cat | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Flying Bath | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Scarecrows' Wedding | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Highway Rat Activity Book | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What the Jackdaw Saw | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Detective Dog | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
There's an Owl in My Towel | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Everywhere Bear | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ugly Five | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Whoosh! Went the Witch | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cook and the King | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Animalphabet | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cereal Superfan: A Bloomsbury Young Reader | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Go-Away Bird | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Snail and the Whale Seaside Nature Trail | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smeds and the Smoos | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Teeny Weeny Genie | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom Push-Pull-Slide | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hospital Dog | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
It's a Little Baby | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom Jigsaw Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Counting Creatures | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Let’s Find Stick Man | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Woolly Bear Caterpillar | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Christmas Pine | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Baddies | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom Touch and Feel Book | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Welcome to the World | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Plays
Birthday Surprise | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Turtle Tug | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Top of the Mops | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Waiter! Waiter! | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Problem Page | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Monster in the Cave | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Head in the Sand | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cinderella Play | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stop Thief | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Egg | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sockosaurus | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smell of the Cakes | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tricking the Tiger | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Genie | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Doctor | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
School Quiz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fish in the Tree | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Billy Goats Gruff | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hare and the Tortoise | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Emperor's Head | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The What the Ladybird Heard Play | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The What the Ladybird Heard Next Play | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Room on the Broom Play | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chariots and Champions | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of's Songbirds Collections Books
The Trunk and The Skunk and Other Stories | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bob Bug and Other Stories | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Phonics Activity Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ron Rabbit's Egg and Other Stories | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Singing Dad and Other Stories | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Collections
Tim's Bad Mood and Other Stories | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Twist of Tales | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wriggle and Roar!: Rhymes to Join in With | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Play Time | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ox and the Yak and Other Stories | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Cat and Other Stories | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Where Is the Snail and Other Stories | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tadpoles and Other Stories | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Where Were You Bert and Other Stories | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leroy and Other Stories | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Poems to Perform: A Classic Collection Chosen by the Children's Laureate | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shuffle and Squelch | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Treasury of Songs | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Story Treasury | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sugarlump and the Unicorn and Other Stories | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Story Treasury | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spike Says and Other Stories | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Bug Club Books
Learn to Read at Home with Bug Club: Turquoise Pack | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Learn to Read at Home with Bug Club: Turquoise Pack | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Step Inside a Story | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Plays to Act Tyrannosaurus Drip | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Plays to Act Tiddler | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flash the Dog Dives In! | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bumblebees, Sweets and a See-Through Stomach: Poems | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bumblebees, Sweets and a See-Through Stomach: Poems | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dragon's Tale and Other Beastly Stories | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Missing Milly | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Goha and the Shoes | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Bet | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Frog Fight | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Noises Next Door | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Don't Call Me Mum! | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flash the Dog Bounces In! | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Activity Books
The Princess and the Wizard Sticker Book | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Princess and the Wizard Activity Book | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pot of Gold Workbook | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Worm Looks for Lunch Workbook | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tiddler Activity Book | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sugarlump and the Unicorn Sticker Book | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Singing Mermaid Sticker Book | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: My First Reading and Activity Book | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My First Animal Fun Sticker Book: Over 250 Stickers! | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My First 123 Sticker Book: Over 230 Stickers! | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rhyming Rabbit Sticker Book | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Highway Rat Sticker Activity Book | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sharing a Shell Sticker Book | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Detective Dog Sticker Book | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Highway Rat Sticker Book | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tabby McTat Sticker Book | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom Sound Book | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Room on the Broom Party Book | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Monkey Puzzle Make and Do | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Snail and the Whale: Make and Do Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom: A Push, Pull and Slide Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room on the Broom Sticker Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Singing Mermaid Make and Do | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Snail and the Whale: A Push, Pull and Slide Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smeds and the Smoos Sticker Book | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tiddler Sticker Activity Book | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Scarecrows' Wedding Sticker Activity Book | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smartest Giant in Town: A Push, Pull and Slide Book | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smartest Giant in Town Sticker Activity Book | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Children's Books
One Piece Missing | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jumping Jack | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magic Jigsaw | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trial of Wilf Wolf | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Midsummer Dream | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I Don't Want To! | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mermaid and the Octopus | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tyrannosaurus Drip Song | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Where Is the Snail? | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Teaching Notes | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Julia Donaldson
Author Julia Donaldson (born in 1948) grew up in a tall Victorian London house with her grandmother, parents, uncle, aunt, younger sister Mary, and kitty Geoffrey (really a prince in disguise). Her and Mary argued over which of them would marry him.
She and her sister were always busy creating imaginary characters and mimicking the real ones, and Julia would write shows and choreograph ballets for the both of them. A wind-up gramophone wafted out Chopin waltzes.
For her fifth birthday, her dad gave her a very fat book titled “The Book of a Thousand Poems”. She loved this book. She read the poems, recited and learned them, and made up some of her own. Even though she wanted to be a poet starting back then, she later decided she would rather go on stage. This didn’t quite work out, so she worked other jobs in publishing and teaching. Somehow she has been able to do what she wanted to when she was just five years old. She has a theory this happens to quite a few people.
She studied both French and Drama at Bristol University, where she met a guitar-playing medic named Malcolm that she’s now married to.
Before she and Malcolm had their family, they used to go busking together, and she’d write special songs for each country. The best one she did was about pasta. This busking led to a career in singing and songwriting, primarily for children’s television. She was an expert at writing to order on subjects like window-cleaning, guinea pigs, and awful smells. She would be asked to write songs about throwing crumpled-up wrapping paper into the bin, something she says was a typical request from the BBC.
Julia continued writing “grown-up” songs and performing them in folk clubs and on the radio, and has released them on CD. One such song, sung by Malcolm and titled “Cochon Blues” was played as one of her picks when she was on a Radio 4 program called Desert Island Discs.
“A Squash and A Squeeze”, one of her television songs, was turned into a book in the year 1993, with illustrations by Axel Scheffler. It was fantastic for Julia to hold the book in her hand without it disappearing into the air the same way the songs would. It prompted her to unearth some plays that she’d written for a school reading group, and since then she has had over forty plays published. Most kids love acting and it is a fantastic way to improve their reading skills.
Her real breakthrough was her book “The Gruffalo”, once again illustrated by Axel. They work separately, with her in Glasgow and him in London, but he sends her letters with lovely and funny pictures on the envelopes.
Julia enjoys writing verse a lot, despite it being incredibly difficult at times. In her younger years, she used to memorize poems and it means a lot to her when parents will tell her their kid is able to recite one of her books.
Oddly enough, she finds it even harder to write not in verse, though has gotten the hang of it and has written stories for teenagers, and older kids.
When she writes a rhyming book, she begins with a pen or a pencil, writing it down in a huge exercise book and doing a bunch of doodles along the way. If the book isn’t going to rhyme, she will write it on the computer.
It can take months or even years for the idea to grow inside her mind and for her to plan the book out. This is a very important part of the process. Then, when she’s ready it could take anywhere between a week (for a picture book) and six months (for a chapter book) to actually write it. It took her a year to plan and get all her ideas together for “The Gruffalo”, obviously she was working on other things as well. The actual writing took her only about two weeks.
Julia finds that the actual writing process is hard work. She often gets stuck, or feel that she’s plodding along in an uninspired way. When she realizes that the story is working, it can be quite an exciting feeling and she loves doing all of the polishing touches at the very end. It is lovely when the first rough illustrations show up and she’s able to get a glimpse at how her characters will look.
She writes in her head while out for a walk or in the bath. She has her own study and sometimes she writes in the library or on trains.
When she isn’t busy writing, she’s often performing, in theaters and book festivals. She really enjoys getting the kids in the audience to help her act out the stories and sing all the songs. Malcolm almost always accompanies her too, with his guitar. It feels to Julia as though they have come full circle, back to busking.
Her hobbies include singing, walking, playing the piano, and cycling. Julia is also interested in fungi and wild flowers.
From 2011-2013, she was the UK Children’s Laureate and has been honored with an MBE for Services to Literature.
“Princess Mirror-Belle” is the first novel in the “Princess Mirror-Belle” series and was released in the year 2003. Ellen gets a huge shock when her exact double appears out of the mirror in the bathroom. Only Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference!
She is a princess, and quite a mischievous one. Whether she is riding the ghost train at the fair, wreaking havoc in some department store, or seeing off bullies in the playground, she is a princess with a purpose. She is out to cause as much trouble as she can.
“Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse” is the third novel in the “Princess Mirror-Belle” series and was released in the year 2006. Princess Mirror-Belle has returned! Once more, the magically mischievous Mirror-Belle pops out of mirrors to lead Ellen into five funny adventures.
Whether she is telling tall tales about her winged pony, turning herself into the strangest Sleeping Beauty, or hunting for a sea monster’s treasure, her magical mayhem is packed full of fun!
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