Julia Donaldson

Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog... From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there's something for everyone in Charlie's amazing book! Entertaining and original – another winner from the best picture book team in the world.

From the best-selling and much-loved author of The Gruffalo and other classic picture books, this title contains eleven fun-to-act short plays for primary-aged children (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2) complete with helpful, simple guidance on target age, running time and cast! Ranging from adaptations of traditional tales (e.g., the Legend of Persephone and Three Billy Goats Gruff) to original and contemporary short plays, Julia Donaldson has produced an entertaining, simple, satisfying play collection.

George didn't like being the scruffiest giant in town, so when he sees a new shop selling giant-size clothes he decides it's time to update his image. With smart trousers, a smart shirt, stripy tie and shiny shoes, George is a new giant. But on his way home, he meets various animals who desperately need his help... and his clothes!

A wonderful rhyme book full of action and noise — guaranteed to make kids love poetry! Whenever I'm tired of being me I swing around like a chimpanzee. Are you tired of being you? Here's a whole bookful of things you can do! There are rhymes to make you wriggle and giggle, shrug and sigh, snap like a crocodile and slither like a snake. Julia Donaldson's verse jumps off the page and Nick Sharratt's snazzy illustrations add to the fun.

Jumbeelia, a girl giant, loves the stories of the iggly plop who climbed up the bimblestonk and was chased back down again by a giant. Growing her own bimblestonk, she climbs down it and finds a whole world of iggly plops — our world, in fact, where Colette, Stephen and Poppy are very surprised to find themselves collected up into a bag and carried off back up the beanstalk. So begins a wild and wonderful tale of how three children escape from an over-enthusiastic giant girl, her very-pregnant giant mum, and her very nasty adolescent giant brother.

This book is a part of the Tales from Acorn Wood series. Deep in the heart of Acorn Wood, bear is writing letters to his friends. Lift the flaps and join frog, squirrel and mole for bear's special surprise! Other books in the Acorn Wood series include: Fox's Socks; Hide-and-Seek Pig; and, Rabbit's Nap.

This book is a part of the Tales from Acorn Wood series. Deep in the heart of Acorn Wood, pig and hen are playing hide-and-seek. Lift the flaps and help pig find out where hen is hiding! Other books in the Acorn Wood series include: Fox's Socks, Rabbit's Nap; and, Postman Bear.

The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on the broom. They climb on, one after the next, until the broom is so heavy that it snaps in two! What will happen next as they tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?

Apollo the Swallow and Chack the Blackbird meet in the garden as fledglings when they are both learning to fly. Apollo explains that he is practicing flying to Africa — but Chack doesn't believe him. Chack tells Apollo that the blossom on his favorite tree will eventually turn into orange berries — but Apollo doesn't believe him. With the inevitable turning of the seasons, however, both birds learn to believe the other — and cement their friendship forever.

Butterfly has promised to help Monkey find his mum, but she keeps getting it wrong. Monkey's mum doesn't croak and she certainly isn't slimy or feathery! Young children will love trying to solve the Monkey Puzzle, in this new board book edition of the very successful picture book, from the creators of THE GRUFFALO.