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Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson

Known For Writing
Birthday Sep 16, 1948 (76)
Birthplace London, England
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 15, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 15, 2025
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Biography

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.

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Tiddler

Tiddler

2024

Author

Tabby McTat

Tabby McTat

2024

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Superworm

Superworm

2021

Book

Zog

Zog

2018

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The Highway Rat

The Highway Rat

2018

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Stick Man

Stick Man

2015

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Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom

2012

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The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo's Child

2011

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The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

2009

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