The "Gruffalo song" was released with the audiobook on a musical CD with other songs from Donaldson's books. Spark their imaginations with Roasted Fox sweet potato wedges and Poisinous Warts pea and feta frittatas. In 1993, one of her songs that she sang and performed with her husband—"A Squash and Squeeze", about an elderly lady with a small house [3]—was turned into a book, published by Methuen and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. At three, children can often follow slightly longer stories but they'll still want to hear their old favourites again and again. Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Mole's Spectacles, a brilliant story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of <.

The rhymes are brilliant to keep little readers interested and she enjoyed pointing at mouse in each picture. With a fun, interactive and easy to press sound button, this wonderful version offers a new experience for Gruffalo fans – rediscover your favourite characters, journey through the deep dark wood, and try to figure out where the terrible ‘growl’ is coming from! When writing the story, Donaldson did not have an exact vision of what the Gruffalo would look like. Celebrate Halloween with the witch and her friends in this special edition of the bestselling classic Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, with a stunning neon orange . A fantastic bathtime adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime, or any time at all!

Lift 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 Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo<. A special gift slipcase edition of two much-loved classic stories from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. The fun activities have been carefully designed to be just right for children aged 3 and over, with six pages of big, easy-to-use stickers – perfect for holidays, journeys and rainy days. There may not be such a thing as a Gruffalo, yet Mouse uses wit and imagination to outsmart the bigger animals by inventing the fearsome creature to scare them away. When the Gruffalo first appears in the story, he takes up a large part of the visual space on the page with strong, contrasting colours.

She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Packed with craft activities and over 200 stickers, Monkey Puzzle Make and Do book is a great gift for any child – ideal for rainy days and holidays. Celebrate 10 years of Sugarlump and the Unicorn, written and illustrated by the bestselling partnership, Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, with this special foiled-cover anniversary editio. For the little artists out there, learn to draw the Gruffalo and nine more wonderful characters from the brilliant duo who brought you The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. A magical unicorn adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!

It's a Little Baby is a beautiful and engaging lift-the-flap book for little ones from Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb, the creators of the bestselling The Paper Dolls and The . A quick-thinking mouse manages to bluff his way out of being eaten by a series of creatures, including the eponymous Gruffalo. I have been reading with preschool children for many years and The Gruffalo instantly became a firm favourite with them all. The use of the Gr sound at the start of the name evokes negativity, harshness and discomfort, owing to the fact that it is a common consonant cluster in words with that connotation (for example: growl, groan, grumble).

The same year, characters from the book featured on a series of UK postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail.From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Sea Monster's Cave, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference. Julia Donaldson's picture books are rightly regarded as classics and this collection of 10 of her best gives you the chance to share some truly wonderful stories with your little readers.