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Julia Donaldson

Author of The Gruffalo

441+ Works 34,080 Members 425 Reviews 13 Favorited

About the Author

Julia Catherine Donaldson was born on Sept. 16, 1948 in London. She is a British writer and playwright and the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate. She is known for her rhyming stories for children. These include: The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She began writing songs for children's show more television but has focused on writing books when the words of one of her songs - A Squash and a Squeeze were made into a children's book in 1993. She has over 180 published works with 120 of them intended for school use and include her Songbirds phonic reading scheme, which is part of the Oxfird Reading Tree. She has won several awards including: The Stockport Book Award for her title The Troll, The Oxfordshire Book Award for her title Zog and The Oldham Book Award for her title Jack and the Flumflum Tree. In 2015 The Gruffalo made The New Zealand Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo (1999) 5,310 copies
Room on the Broom (2001) 4,449 copies
The Snail and the Whale (2003) 1,910 copies
The Gruffalo's Child (2004) 1,838 copies
Charlie Cook's Favorite Book (2005) 1,468 copies
The Smartest Giant in Town (2002) 1,173 copies
Stick Man (2008) 920 copies
Monkey Puzzle (2000) 898 copies
A Squash and a Squeeze (1993) 870 copies
Zog (2010) 701 copies
Tiddler (2007) 546 copies
What the Ladybird Heard (2009) 510 copies
Tabby McTat (2009) 509 copies
Superworm (2012) 505 copies
Tyrannosaurus Drip (2007) 501 copies
The Highway Rat (2011) 489 copies
The Giant Jumperee (2017) 364 copies
One Ted Falls Out of Bed (2004) 348 copies
Sharing a Shell (2004) 304 copies
Cave Baby (2010) 301 copies
The Paper Dolls (2012) 296 copies
The Princess and the Wizard (2006) 243 copies
The Scarecrows' Wedding (2014) 227 copies
The Troll (1994) 226 copies
Zog and the Flying Doctors (2016) 218 copies
The Singing Mermaid (2012) 207 copies
The Detective Dog (2016) 186 copies
The Magic Paintbrush (2003) 184 copies
The Ugly Five (2017) 182 copies
One Mole Digging a Hole (2008) 180 copies
Rosie's Hat (2005) 157 copies
Night Monkey, Day Monkey (2002) 153 copies
The Giants and the Joneses (2004) 151 copies
Hippo Has a Hat (2006) 148 copies
What the Ladybird Heard Next (2015) 144 copies
Freddie and the Fairy (2010) 143 copies
Sugarlump and the Unicorn (2013) 143 copies
Hide-And-Seek Pig (2000) 141 copies
Postman Bear (2000) 135 copies
The Rhyming Rabbit (2011) 135 copies
Rabbit's Nap (2000) 132 copies
Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou! (2013) 121 copies
The Smeds and the Smoos (2019) 120 copies
Spinderella (2002) 116 copies
Jack and the Flumflum Tree (2011) 111 copies
Toddle Waddle (2009) 84 copies
Follow the Swallow (2000) 81 copies
The Cook and the King (2018) 78 copies
Goat Goes to Playgroup (2012) 73 copies
Animalphabet (2018) 70 copies
Running on the Cracks (1800) 70 copies
The Baddies (2022) 64 copies
The Trunk and the Skunk (2006) 61 copies
Counting Creatures (2020) 61 copies
The Everywhere Bear (2017) 58 copies
Princess Mirror-Belle (2003) 56 copies
The Big Match (2006) 54 copies
The Dinosaur's Diary (2002) 54 copies
The Flying Bath (2014) 52 copies
The Wrong Kind of Knight (2006) 52 copies
Singing Dad (2006) 52 copies
Mum Bug's Bag (2006) 51 copies
Leroy and Other Stories (2006) 51 copies
Doctor Duck (Songbirds) (2006) 51 copies
The Odd Pet (2006) 49 copies
Zak and the Vet (2006) 49 copies
The Shopping List (2006) 48 copies
Bob Bug (Songbirds) (2006) 47 copies
Queen Anneena's Feast (2006) 47 copies
Dig, Dig, Dig! (Songbirds) (2006) 47 copies
The Go-Away Bird (2019) 46 copies
Miss, Miss! (2006) 45 copies
Usman's Books (2006) 44 copies
Animal Music (2013) 43 copies
Splash and Squelch (2006) 43 copies
Sam's Pot (2006) 43 copies
This and That (1818) 43 copies
Fish and Chips (Songbirds) (2006) 42 copies
Paula the Vet (2006) 42 copies
Gran is Cross (2006) 41 copies
Tadpoles and Other Stories (2006) 41 copies
The Snake and the Drake (2006) 40 copies
Moan, Moan, Moan! (2006) 40 copies
Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum (2004) 39 copies
The Upside-down Browns (2006) 39 copies
Where Were You, Bert? (2006) 38 copies
The Hospital Dog (2020) 37 copies
The Christmas Pine (2021) 37 copies
Spike Says (2006) 37 copies
Numbers (My First Gruffalo) (2011) 35 copies
Sue Kangaroo (1781) 34 copies
Jack and the Giants (2006) 34 copies
Colours (My First Gruffalo) (2011) 29 copies
The Gruffalo Activity Book (2007) 28 copies
The Deer and the Earwig (2006) 26 copies
Tara's Party (Songbirds) (2006) 26 copies
The Gruffalo Jigsaw Book (2004) 25 copies
It's a Little Baby (1735) 23 copies
Worm Looks for Lunch (2005) 21 copies
What the Jackdaw Saw (2015) 21 copies
A Treasury of Songs (2016) 19 copies
The Sharing a Shell Song (2007) 19 copies
There's an Owl in My Towel (2016) 19 copies
The Room on the Broom Song (2002) 19 copies
The Woolly Bear Caterpillar (2021) 19 copies
Cat's Cookbook (2021) 16 copies
The Giant Jumperee: A Play (2000) 16 copies
The Gruffalo: Latin Edition (2012) 15 copies
The Gruffalo Colouring Book (2008) 14 copies
My Cat and Other Stories (2007) 13 copies
Bombs and Blackberries (2004) 12 copies
Gruffalo Where Are You (2020) 12 copies
The Wishing Elf (2007) 12 copies
Welcome to the World (2022) 12 copies
The Gruffalo: Sound Book (2010) 11 copies
The Gruffalo Play (2014) 11 copies
Stop Chatting, Bill (2007) 11 copies
Squirrel's Snowman (2021) 10 copies
The Mermaid and the Octopus (2006) 10 copies
Tails (Oxford Reading Tree) (2007) 10 copies
Whoosh! Went The Witch (2017) 9 copies
Tim's Bad Mood (2007) 9 copies
Bricks for Breakfast (2004) 9 copies
Pen-Pals (2007) 9 copies
Shuffle and Squelch (2015) 9 copies
Mole's Spectacles (2022) 9 copies
Ron Rabbit's Big Day (2007) 9 copies
The Bowerbird (2023) 8 copies
The Jungle House (2005) 8 copies
Conjuror Cow (2003) 8 copies
Ron Rabbit's Egg (2012) 7 copies
The Gruffalo Annual 2016 (2015) 7 copies
The Gruffalo Song (2001) 7 copies
Monkey Puzzle Jigsaw Book (2009) 6 copies
Stick Man's First Words (2013) 6 copies
A Twist of Tales (2016) 6 copies
The Stick Man Annual 2019 (2018) 5 copies
The False Tooth Fairy (2005) 4 copies
Animal Antics 4 copies
The Gruffalo Sticker Book (2016) 4 copies
The Magic Jigsaw (2000) 4 copies
The Oak Tree (2023) 4 copies
The Noises Next Door (2013) 3 copies
The Zog Activity Book (2013) 3 copies
Roar with Zog (2018) 3 copies
Dormouse Has a Cold (2023) 3 copies
The Smell of the Cakes (2013) 2 copies
Stick Man Sound Book (2015) 2 copies
All Gone! (1999) 2 copies
Cereal Superfan (2018) 2 copies
My Phonics Activity Book (2018) 2 copies
The Tiddler Sound Book (2016) 1 copy
Babi'r Ogof/Cave Baby (2011) 1 copy
Frog Fight (2013) 1 copy
Tabi Mak-Njav (2021) 1 copy
Rozbijnik Shhur (2023) 1 copy
School Quiz (2013) 1 copy
The Best Bet (2013) 1 copy
Goha and the Shoes (2013) 1 copy
When I Was Your Age (2013) 1 copy
Doctor, Doctor! (2013) 1 copy
Dochurka Gruffalo (2019) 1 copy
Ylitka i kit: stihi (2022) 1 copy
Vemlingene (2022) 1 copy
Oxford Literacy Web (2000) 1 copy
The Genie (2013) 1 copy
Mr. Snow (ALL Aboard) (1996) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat (1870) — Foreword, some editions — 229 copies
The Gruffalo [2009 film] (2011) — Original book — 68 copies
Room on the Broom [2012 film] (2014) — Writer; Original book — 42 copies
The Gruffalo's Child [2011 film] (2012) — Original book — 24 copies
The Gloomster (2010) — Translator, some editions — 10 copies

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The king has been struggling to find someone that can prepare his meals exactly how he wants them. Can a terrified and inept cook be exactly the solution he needs?
 
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sloth852 | 2 other reviews | Jan 8, 2024 |
This would be great for a Halloween story time! Enjoyable rhyming text and a funny ending.
 
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LibrarianDest | 56 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |
A hétéves már 7 csillagot szeretne adni rá :) Fergeteges :) Új kedvencünk van a Donaldson-Scheffler mesék között! (Mindkét Zog) A rajzok Az a fej, ahogy a párnát hímzi, kész :D, a szöveg már a leégett sellőnél röhögtünk :), a végig futó poén (leszállás)! Nem gondoltam, hogy lehet fokozni!
 
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blueisthenewpink | 5 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |
Tökéletes, mint mindig. A történet, a rajzok, a fordítás. Egyszerre kötötte le az ötévest és a 16 hónapost! Na, ilyet melyik könyv tud? A Kicsi odavolt a rengeteg cicáért (=állatért) a képeken, az Ovis pedig tátott szájjal figyelt, mi lesz ebből. A végén nagyot mosolygott, a Kicsi pedig magához ölelte a könyvet, és elvonult vele. Délután még többször nézegette elmélyülten.

Update 2019/2020: Újraolvasásoknál is imádják és abszolút beépült a tanulság, maguktól emlegetik, amikor gonoszanya módban próbálom őket rendrakásra kényszeríteni.… (more)
 
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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