About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1948-09-16
Place of birth:
London, England
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Julia Donaldson

Overview

Julia Donaldson CBE (born Julia Catherine Shields; born 16 September 1948) is an English writer, playwright and performer, 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 and Stick Man. 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 Oxford Reading Tree.

Known for

Acting
2020 The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson Actor self 59
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Writing
2024 Tiddler Writing Author 58
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2024 Tabby McTat Writing Author 58
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2023 The Smeds and the Smoos Writing Book 58
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2021 Superworm Writing Book 58
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2021 Zog and the Flying Doctors Writing Book 59
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2020 The Snail and the Whale Writing Author 59
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2018 Zog Writing Author 59
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2018 The Highway Rat Writing Author 59
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2015 Stick Man Writing Author 60
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2012 Room on the Broom Writing Author 59
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2012 Room on the Broom Writing Screenplay 59
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2011 The Gruffalo's Child Writing Writer 60
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2011 The Gruffalo's Child Writing Author 60
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2009 The Gruffalo Writing Author 64
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2009 The Gruffalo Writing Writer 64
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2004 The Gruffalo Writing Author 59
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