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Julia Donaldson

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Julia Donaldson has 33 books in the Readimo catalogue, among them The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo's Child. Open any book to see how long it takes to read, then track your own reading of it.

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About Julia Donaldson

Dame Julia Catherine Donaldson, is a British 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, Stick Man, and Superworm. 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…

Books by Julia Donaldson

The GruffaloRoom on the BroomThe Gruffalo's ChildThe Snail and the WhaleA Squash and a SqueezeMonkey PuzzleThe Spiffiest Giant in TownStick ManWhat the Ladybird HeardCharlie Cook's favourite bookSuperwormSharing a ShellThe Highway RatThe Princess and the WizardTiddlerSpinderellaNight Monkey, Day MonkeyTabby McTat, the musical catWhat the Ladybird Heard NextFollow the SwallowSugarlump and the UnicornTyrannosaurus DripThe Scarecrows WeddingA Gold Star for ZogThe Paper DollsFox's SocksOne Mole Digging A HoleThe Rhyming RabbitSinging MermaidChocolate Mousse for Greedy GooseJack and the Flumflum TreeThe Dinosaur's DiaryThis and That