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Join Zog the dragon on a flip-the-flap adventure! Lift the colourful, chunky card flaps in this fun board book, perfect for sma...
View full detailsWise old man, won't you help me, please? My house is a squash and squeeze.Visit the farm in the brilliantly funny A Squash and a Squeeze, the first...
View full detailsLift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling preschool classic, Postman Bear by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gru...
View full detailsA magical book for Christmas, written in perfect, heartfelt rhyme by Julia Donaldson, bestselling creator of Zog and Superworm - n...
View full detailsJulia Donaldson Songbirds collection is one of our bestselling products, with the amazing books which have been helping kids around the world dev...
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Julia Donaldson Collection Julia Donaldson’s iconic characters along with Axel Scheffler's beautiful illustrations have become a staple item on all...
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Titles in this set:1) The Ugly Five 2) Stick Man3) Tiddler 4) The Scarecrows' Wedding5) Zog and the Flying DoctorsDescription:The Ugly FiveFrom the...
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View full detailsTitles in this Set 1. Spinderella 2. Night Monkey Day Monkey Description : SpinderellaA fantastic new picture book all about a football-playing sp...
View full detailsTitile in this set:1) The Smeds and the Smoos2) Superworm3) The Highway Rat4) Tabby Mctat5) ZogDesciption:The Smeds and the SmoosThe Smeds (who are...
View full detailsWatch a thousand years unfold in the life of one magnificent tree! A thousand years ago, a tiny acorn fell to the ground. As ...
View full detailsA� Join Stick Man on a flip-the-flap adventure! A� Lift the colourful, chunky card flaps in this fun board book, perfect for small ...
View full detailsJulia Donaldson celebrates her readers in this delightful and imaginative picture book, inspired by the children she has met at hundreds of book si...
View full detailsA charming lift-the-flap story from the bestselling, record-breaking partnership of Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb. One little boy is very exci...
View full detailsThe purrfect bestseller, Tabby McTat, now stars in a board book with a super fun "Miaow!" sound that children will love! The brass band t...
View full detailsLift the flaps and get cosy with Dormouse Has a Cold, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel...
View full detailsA� Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's favourite characters are now available as gorgeous board books with soft felt flaps, perfect...
View full detailsA� "Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing" Sunday Times This fabulous pictur...
View full detailsJulia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's favourite characters are now available as gorgeous board books with soft felt flaps, perfect for lit...
View full detailsPacked full of everyone's favourite seaside animals, and with a large flap to lift on every page, Who's at the Seaside? is perfect for fans of the ...
View full detailsThe joyful and heartwarming picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator ofThe Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog. 'Betty O'Barley ...
View full detailsSoar into space with this glorious love story of alien folk, from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo and Stick Man. ...
View full detailsThe magical adventurous picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Zog and Stick Man. 'Meet the Flying Do...
View full detailsMeet the wiggliest, squiggliest superhero in the world in the funny picture book by the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffa...
View full detailsThe heart-warming picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog. "Me, you and the old guit...
View full detailsWhen a crime needs solving, there's only one dog for the job! Join Nell the Detective and help solve the mystery of the missing books. There once w...
View full detailsThe funny and joyful picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog. 'Morning had dawned on...
View full detailsThe funny and fabulous rhyming picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog. The smallest...
View full detailsThe rollicking adventurous picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog. 'Give me your bu...
View full detailsWith a focus on building phonics skills, this Read with Oxford Stages 1-2: Songbirds Story Collection contains 12 fun phonics stories to provide pe...
View full detailsThe princess may try seven times to escape By changing her colour and changing her shape.But each time Princess Eliza changes - into a blue fish, a...
View full detailsThe bestselling picture book, ZOG, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is now available as a sturdy board book with a hardback cover. Zog is the ...
View full detailsA magical picture book for Christmas, written in perfect, heartfelt rhyme by Julia Donaldson, bestselling creator of Zog and Super...
View full detailsLift the flaps and join in the winter fun with Squirrel's Snowman, a new story in the Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and...
View full detailsWhen Crab finds a new shell, he doesn't want to share it with anyone - especially not a blobby purple anemone and a tickly bristleworm. But life in...
View full detailsCelebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson a...
View full detailsChristmas Stories contains short stories for the festive period from some of your favourite children's authors - including Julia Donaldson, the aut...
View full detailsFollow the adventures of Sugarlump the rocking horse and a magical unicorn in this delightful rhyming story from the stellar picture book partnersh...
View full detailsHow the cat purred and how the witch grinned,As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind. A very funny story of quick wits and friend...
View full detailsHow the cat purred and how the witch grinned,As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind. A very funny story of quick wits and friend...
View full detailsThe Paper Dolls is a stunning, lyrical story of childhood, memory and the power of imagination from Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo, an...
View full detailsFeel the witch's black cape, stroke the dog's soft fur and touch the dragon's rough scales in this interactive touch and feel book, based on the be...
View full detailsA fantastic bathtime adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts - perfect for reading together. Whe...
View full detailsPush, pull and slide the moving mechanisms in this brilliant board book to meet all your favourite characters from the bestselling picture book The...
View full detailsLift the flaps and join in the fun with Cat's Cookbook, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Ax...
View full detailsTouch the Gruffalo's terrible tusks, feel his knobby knees and tickle his purple prickles with this interactive touch and feel book based on the be...
View full detailsWritten by the brilliant Julia Donaldson and stunningly illustrated by the award-winning Sara Ogilvie, The Hospital Dog is a big-hearted tale about...
View full detailsThe rollicking adventurous picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog. 'Give me your bu...
View full detailsJulia Donaldson is one of our top-selling authors. With iconic books like The Gruffalo and Cave Baby, it’s not hard to see why. Her picture books with illustrators like Lydia Monks, Nick Sharrat, and particularly long-time collaborator Axel Scheffler have been bestsellers for over twenty years - and with good reason.
With their wonderful rhymes and delightful stories, Julia Donaldson’s books are a great choice if you want to read aloud with your child. The illustrations are always funny and imaginative and bring the fantastical characters to life. Once you’ve met Zog and The Highway Rat, you’ll never forget them. If you’ve watched the films, or gone to see the stage shows, you must get the books.
At Books2Door, we stock a wide range of Julia Donaldson’s books, essential for any picture book library. We’ve got everything from The Scarecrow’s Wedding to Tyrannosaurus Drip. Our comprehensive selection will ensure that you’ll be able to find the right Julia Donaldson book for your child.
Picture books
Julia Donaldson’s most famous story is The Gruffalo. A mouse walking through the forest has to evade being eaten by some fearsome predators. To scare them off, he tells each in turn that he’s on his way to eat with his friend, the fearsome Gruffalo. The mouse doesn’t think the Gruffalo exists, or does it? Children across the world love this modern classic. It’s been made into a hit BBC One animated film, a stage play, and a ride at Chessington World of Adventures.
Find The Gruffalo and more in The Julia Donaldson Story Collection. It contains ten of her most famous books, including Room on the Broom, Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, The Snail and the Whale and The Gruffalo’s Child. Seven of these are collaborations with Axel Scheffler, and there’s one book each with David Roberts, Emily Gravett and Rebecca Cobb.
The Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler 10 Book Collection includes their most recent collaborations. Remarkable stories like Stick Man, The Highway Rat, Superworm, The Smeeds and the Smoos, and Zog and the Flying Doctors feature in this great value pack. There’s no overlap between these two collections, so why not get both?
You can also get The Julia Donaldson Collection across 10 CDs. It features readings of some of her best-loved stories, as well as her album The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs. It’s a perfect accompaniment for car journeys, bedtimes, and many other occasions.
We stock many of her other picture books, either individually or in packs. What the Ladybird Heard, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, and her other collaborations with Lydia Monks are very popular with young readers. There’s Spinderella, the spider with a passion for football. Or how about Night Monkey Day Monkey, which is perfect for toddlers?
There’s Julia Donaldson’s Songbirds for children learning to read, part of the Read with Oxford line. Part of the bestselling reading scheme, these books will take children from phonics right up to becoming confident, independent readers. They’re the perfect accompaniment to the Biff, Chip & Kipper series.
There’s a Julia Donaldson book for every child aged 0-5. It’s not really a case of which one should you choose, but which one first?
About the author
Julia Donaldson was born Julia Shields in 1948 in Hampstead, London. It was a musical household - both of her parents were in the Hampstead Music Club. Her mother sang, and her father played the cello. During her childhood, Donaldson acted at the Old Vic, played the piano, and sang with the Children’s Opera Group. By the age of 19, she was conversant in French, German and Italian. During her studies in the 60s, she lived in Bristol and Paris and met her future husband, Malcolm Donaldson.
After graduating from Bristol University in 1970 with a 2:1 in Drama and French, Donaldson had various jobs throughout the 70s, sometimes simultaneously. Primarily she wrote songs for BBC Children’s Television, for shows such as Play Away, Play School and Watch With Mother. She also worked as an editor for publishers including Michael Joseph and Robert Tyndall. In 1974 she moved to Brighton and performed in the local folk club scene with Malcolm. She devised plays for children, ran a Saturday-morning workshop, and composed two children’s musicals. She worked for Radio Bristol and for two years as a teacher until 1978 - her last full-time employment. Their first son, Hamish, was born in 1978.
Work was slow during the 1980s. Alastair was born in 1981, and the family moved to Bristol in 1983. Donaldson wrote topical songs for the radio, did street theatre and amateur acting, and volunteered in Hamish’s primary school by devising plays for the reading group. Jerry came along in 1987, and they moved near Glasgow in 1989.
Julia Donaldson was commissioned for more songs for BBC programmes in the 1990s. More significantly, she was asked to adapt her 1975 song “A Squash and a Squeeze” as a picture book with illustrator Axel Scheffler. It was published in 1993 and led to Donaldson’s writing career. She published her plays for children from the 80s and wrote extensively for educational publishers.
In 1999 Donaldson and Scheffler published The Gruffalo, which was an overnight success. The duo has since published over 25 books together, some of which have been made into films, plays, and musicals. The Gruffalo was a life-changing success and completely altered the course of Donaldson’s career. She has since won multiple awards, served as children’s laureate, and written many more books for her legion of fans worldwide.
Donaldson has also published CDs, plays, picture books, books for older children and teenagers, poetry books, and educational books. She’s written over 200 books - over half for educational use in schools and at home. Donaldson often performs her work at book festivals and theatres, encouraging children to join in with the storytelling. New books are coming out every year, and Donaldson is as enthusiastic as ever about children’s literacy and the value of a good story. So we’ll hopefully be enjoying her singular creative talent for some time yet.
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