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GALA DAY (19th Gateshead Civic Centre)
Julia Donaldson started her career writing songs for children’s television. In 1993, one of her songs was made into a book, A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE. Since then she has written over forty books and plays for children and teenagers, including the rhyming story THE GRUFFALO which won three major British book awards (the Smarties Prize, the Blue Peter award for “The Best Book to Read Aloud� and the Experian “Big Three� award) is published in 30 languages, has sold over 1 million copies world wide and remains the UK’s best-selling picture book. THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD, the long awaited sequel to THE GRUFFALO is due to be published in September 2004.
ROOM ON THE BROOM has also been shortlisted for four other book awards: the Children’s Book Award (administered by the National Federation of Children’s Book Groups) the Sheffield Children’s Book Award, WH Smith Book of the Year (NIBBIES) 2003, Spoken Word Award 2003 and winner of the Best Book to Read Aloud category of the Blue Peter Awards 2003.
Other books written by Julia and illustrated by Axel Scheffler are: MONKEY PUZZLE, FOX’S SOCKS, POSTMAN BEAR, RABBIT’S NAP and HIDE-AND-SEEK PIG. Their partnership continues with THE SMARTEST GIANT IN TOWN (about a giant who gives away all his clothes) which was shortlisted for the Red House Children’s Book Award 2003 and the Portsmouth Book Award 2003, a tenth anniversary edition of A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, celebrating ten years of collaboration between Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler and THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE which is shortlisted for the WH Smith Children's Book of the Year 2003.
Julia has also published a several novels. PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE was published in August 2003 and the sequel, PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE AND THE MAGIC SHOES is publishing in February 2005.
Julia has also worked with different illustrators. THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH is a brilliant retelling of a classic folktale, which is illustrated by Joel Stewart. SHARING A SHELL, a rollicking story of sea, shells and friendship is due to be published in July 2004 and is illustrated by Lydia Monks.
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| Charlie Cook's Favourite Book Macmillan 1405034696 |
The Gruffalo's Child Macmillan 1405020466 |
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| Rosie's Hat Macmillan 0333999231 |
The Gruffalo Macmillan 0333710932 |
Julia is a frequent visitor to Scottish schools and libraries, where she talks, acts and sings with her audiences. For three years she was writer in residence in Easterhouse, which culminated in the publication of an anthology of writing and pictures by local adults, ALL WRITE (available from Ottakar’s Bookshop, Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow, price £3). Julia lives in Bearsden, Glasgow, with her husband Malcolm, their youngest son and three cats.
Publisher
Macmillan