Julia Donaldson

Learn to count to 5 with characters from the popular picture book The Gruffalo.

All Rabbit wants to do is take a nap, but no matter where she tries to rest, the noises the other animals make keep her awake.

Once upon a farm lived a ladybird, And these are the things that she saw and heard Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail, and they're heading back to the farm with another cunning plan to cause trouble. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, but now they're setting their sights higher and are planning to steal the fat red hen herself! Fortunately the quiet, clever ladybird is on their trail, and she and her farm animal...

In this collection, Julia Donaldson has chosen poems with performance by children in mind, and in the notes section at the end of the book are her notes and ideas on performing them. Julia's passionate belief that performance can help children enjoy reading and grow in confidence is informed by her own experience both as a child and now, working with groups of children to bring stories, poems and songs to life. The poems range from classics by Edward...

Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children, and he's heading on an adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?

"La sorcière était rousse, elle avait une longue tresse, un chapeau noir très haut et un chat plein d'adresse. Le chat ronronnait fort, la sorcière souriait, tandis que dans les airs s'élevait leur balai." --Amazon.com.

A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.

Famous authors and illustrators describe their creative process and present advice for young readers on using imagination and the exploration of everyday things to make their own inspired works.