Julia Donaldson Books

This 25th birthday edition of The Gruffalo has a shiny gold foil cover and includes fun bonus material - a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler fans! Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon around the world. This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster has found its way into the hearts and bedtimes of an entire generation of children over the past twenty-five years, and will undoubtedly continue to enchant children for years and years to come. The Gruffalo 25th Anniversary Edition features the classic story with a stunning foil cover as well as a letter from the author, early sketches from the illustrator, fun Gruffalo things to make and do and the lyrics to The Gruffalo Song to celebrate the anniversary year.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781035028399 • Author:  Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Pan Macmillan • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  15.4 x 2 x 19.2 cm

Packed with games, activities and over four hundred stickers, Tales from Acorn Wood Sticker Book is a great gift for any child – ideal for journeys, rainy days and holidays. Welcome to Acorn Wood! Come and meet Fox, Pig, Bear, Rabbit and all their friends in this fun-packed sticker activity book. Help Fox to find his missing socks, join Bear as he posts letters to his friends, help tired Rabbit go to sleep and play hide-and-seek with Pig and Hen. Join in the fun with sticker scenes, spot the difference, sticker jigsaws and more in this colourful sticker activity book, based on the bestselling preschool lift-the-flap series, Tales from Acorn Wood, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529023626 • Author:  Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Macmillan Children's Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  24 • Dimensions:  23.5 x 30.5 x 1.1 cm

The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood. But one wild and windy night the Gruffalo's child disobeys her father's warnings and ventures out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist . . . does he? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781509804764 • Author: Julia Donaldson • Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 15.4 x 2 x 19.2 cm

Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. Clover from a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his own horse's hay. Will he finally meet his comeuppance, in the form of a cunning duck? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781407170732 • Author: Julia Donaldson • Publisher: Alison Green Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 27.9 x 24.9 x 0.4 cm

Space adventures, togetherness and love are at the heart of this delightful story! The red Smeds never mix with the blue Smoos…so what happens when young Smed and Smoo fall in love? With fabulous rhymes and gorgeous illustrations, this picture book is literally out of this world!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407196657 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  29.1 x 1.1 x 25.3 cm

A fantastic story about bravery, kindness, friendship and perseverance - perfect for children starting school! Zog is the keenest dragon in school. He's also the most accident-prone, flying into trees and even setting his own wing on fire. Luckily, a mysterious little girl always comes by and patches up his bumps and bruises. But will she be able to help him with his toughest test: capturing a princess?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407170763 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  28.1 x 25.1 x 0.5 cm

The Stick Family are always busy in their Family Tree. Now you can join in the fun too! A fabulous sticker activity book based on the bestselling book Stick Man, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Jam-packed with sticker activities themed for the four seasons, this is the perfect all-year-round activity book for Stick Man fans. Inside you will find colouring-in, stickers, dot-to-dots, puzzles, spot the difference, mazes and simple word searches! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781407186924 • Author: Julia Donaldson • Publisher: Alison Green Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 29.1 x 23.7 x 0.5 cm

Launch into space with the Smeds and the Smoos in this fun sticker activity book based on the bestselling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Packed with colouring in, 400+ stickers, dot-to-dots, puzzles, spot the difference, mazes and simple word searches, there's plenty to keep children busy for hours!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407197838 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler  • Publisher:   Alison Green Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  23.6 x 30.5 x 0.5 cm

Meet Tiddler - A tiny fish with a BIG imagination… Read all about Tiddler’s tales, enjoy the detailed illustrations by Axel Scheffler and join Tiddler’s under-the-sea fun! This funny and fabulous rhyming picture book is perfect for all children.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407170756 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Alison Green Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  2.5 x 0.4 x 2.8 cm

Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird on a trip to the seaside! With a cast of wonderful sea creatures, including a magical mermaid, and plenty of beach fun, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to their wicked ways again. This time they're planning to steal the mermaid's hair and sell it to a famous star. Luckily, the crime-busting ladybird has a clever plan to stop the thieves... The fourth title in the number one bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series – perfect for young children to read aloud. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529069266 • Author: Julia Donaldson • Publisher:  Macmillan Children's Books • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions: 25.1 x 25.1 x 0.4 cm

Full of love, humour, friendship, drama – and a happy ending! Meet scarecrow lovers, Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay - they are planning the perfect wedding! That is, until, wicked scarecrow, Reginald Rake, almost ruins their special day…  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407170749 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler  • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  28.1 x 25 x 0.4 cm 

'Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.' But it's dangerous being a Stick Man... A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree in time for Christmas? Perhaps Santa can help... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781407170718 • Author: Julia Donaldson • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 22.6 x 26.7 x 0.4 cm

This fabulous picture book from superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot of slapstick fun and silliness. The Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll in the land. They just adore being bad, and fight over who is the worst. When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can't wait to scare her out of her wits. But the little girl quickly shows them that you don't have to be big to be brave, and baddies don't always win.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780702325069 • Author: Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  27.8 x 24.6 x 0.3 cm

When Crab finds a new shell, he doesn’t want to share it with anyone – especially not a blobby purple anemone and a tickly bristleworm. But life in the rock pool proves tougher than Crab thinks and he soon finds he needs his new housemates. Sharing a Shell is a charming underwater tale of friendship and fun from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With brilliant rhythmic verse, bright and distinctive illustrations, this is a firm favourite with children and parents alike. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781509862702 • Author: Julia Donaldson • Publisher:  Pan Macmillan • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions: 25 x 25x 0.3 cm

Meet Tabby McTat, the Busker’s cat with a big heart! Tabby McTat is purr-fectly happy, singing along all day with Fred the busker. But when Fred gives chase to a thief, the two are separated.  Will they ever find each other again?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407170701 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Alison Green Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  27.9 x 0.4 x 22.5 cm

This edition features a captivating classic story with a stunning, redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans – big and small! 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. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. It's a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn't used to such a heavy load and it's not long before… SNAP! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch's animal pals better think fast.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781509804771 • Author:  Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Macmillan Children's Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  30.5 x 23.9 x 0.4 cm

Packed with sticker scenes, puzzles, games and over 400 stickers, Sugarlump and the Unicorn Sticker Book is ideal for unicorn lovers and perfect for birthdays, rainy days and school holidays – a great gift for any child. Join a beautiful unicorn with a silver horn and sparkling blue eyes as she grants a rocking horse's wish and turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack and even dancing at the circus, Sugarlump the rocking horse learns to be careful what he wishes for. Luckily the unicorn has one more wish to grant... Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529010947 • Author: Julia Donaldson • Publisher:  Pan Macmillan • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  24 • Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.9 x 0.4 cm

Based on the book, The Highway Rat, by the much-loved duo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. With colouring-in activities, 400+ stickers, dot-to-dots, puzzles, spot the difference, mazes and even word searches, there's plenty to keep The Highway Rat fans busy for hours on end.   Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407191515 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  23.6 x 0.6 x 30.5 cm

A book that celebrates being yourself, family and friendship… Meet Wildebeest and Warthog, Spotted Hyena, Lappet-Faced Vulture and Marabou Stork. People call them the Ugly Five . . . but are they really? Inspired by the real-life Ugly Five safari animals, this gorgeous picture book is a celebration of animals who are often rather unloved.   Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407184630 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Alison Green Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:   22.9 x 0.4 x 30 cm

George wished he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it's time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he's the smartest giant in town . . . until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help – and his clothes! Product information: ISBN: 9781509812530 Author: Julia Donaldson Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books Format: Paperback Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 26 x 21 x 0.3 cm