Look insideJulia Donaldson Pack
Enjoy a bounty of treats from the much-loved author of The Gruffalo! These wonderfully witty favourites from the current Children’s Laureate are brimming with jaunty rhymes and jolly surprises. Told in bouncing, comical rhymes which vividly explore important life lessons, they are beautifully illustrated by two of her best-known artistic collaborators, Axel Scheffler and Lydia Monks. Inside, you’ll meet an array of colourful characters including a grumpy hermit crab, a very generous giant and an enthusiastic dragon who always gives his all!
Fun Stuff
Activities
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Highway Rat colouring
Here’s a picture of the dastardly Highway Rat for you to colour!
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Sharing a Shell Dominoes
Create your own seaside dominoes with fishes and shells.
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Sharing a Shell Dot-to-dot
Join the dots to discover what Crab, Blob and Brush are hiding in!
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Sharing a Shell Game
Play a fun Shells and Stars games.
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Smartest Giant Puzzle
Can you show George the giant which path to take to find his shirt and tie?
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Zog colouring
Can you colour this picture of Zog and his friends learning how to fly?
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Zog maze
Can you help Zog find a golden star? Choose the right path for him to follow.
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Who's reading this?
Authors
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Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
Awards
Julia has won many major book prizes, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm. Julia was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
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Awards
Lydia Monks won the Nestle Smarties prize in 1999 for I Wish I Were a Dog, and the 2010 Royal Mail Award for What the Ladybird Heard, with Julia Donaldson.
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Awards
Axel has won many of the major book prizes, including the Smarties and Bluue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm.
