JULIA DONALSON

JULIA DONALSON

Biography

Julia Catherine Donaldson MBE (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 Reading Tree.

Works

1.  A Squash And A Squeeze
2. The Gruffalo
3. Monkey Puzzle

↠ A Squash And A Squeeze ↞

ENLACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xFTGakzEIA

'A Squash and a Squeeze' is a rhyming fable that tells of a little old lady who thinks her home is too small. A wise man tells her to take in a succession of animals so that it really is a squash in the house!

↠ The Gruffalo ↞

ENLACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADqon006eRY

This is a rhyming story of a mouse and a monster. Little mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest. To scare off his enemies he invents tales of a fantastical creature called the Gruffalo. So imagine his surprise when he meets the real Gruffalo.

↠ Monkey Puzzle ↞

ENLACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtrUBXP1jdo

Can Butterfly help little monkey find his mum? Yes, finally, but only after a lot of trial and error as Butterfly misunderstands monkey's descriptions and leads him to all sorts of unsuitable animals.