Paper Chase, a new picture book, is out now! Please be aware on occasion emails are sent out purporting to be from Julia Donaldson when they are not. All web site content © Julia …

Books Please be aware on occasion emails are sent out purporting to be from Julia Donaldson when they are not. All web site content © Julia Donaldson. All Rights Reserved

I grew up in London, in a tall Victorian terraced house. My granny lived at the top and my uncle and aunt were on the middle floor. My parents, younger sister Mary and I shared the ground …

I’ve been lucky to work with many wonderful illustrators. Here you can see pictures of the latest book by each of them, and if you click on that book you can see the books we have created …

About me Please be aware on occasion emails are sent out purporting to be from Julia Donaldson when they are not. All web site content © Julia Donaldson. All Rights Reserved

Children all over the world were invited to make their own paper dolls, and all of them were then laid out on the floor of the ballroom in the Royal Festival Hall. Here is a picture of the …

The result was two series of broadcasts, called “Julia Donaldson and Friends”. These went out weekly to children cooped up at home. I read some of the stories, showing pictures from the …

My own current favourite is The Gruffalo and Friends Outdoor Activity Book, and you can click here to watch some of the activities in a “Julia Donaldson and Friends” broadcast.

There is also a book about me and Axel called The Amazing World of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler full of biographical details and photographs, and including the stories of how each …

There is also a sequel, called Zog and the Flying Doctors. Click here to watch a performance of this story on “Julia Donaldson and Friends”. Zog won the Galaxy Book Award in 2010 and the …