Look insideJulia Donaldson Pack
Enjoy a bounty of wonderful treats from the author of The Gruffalo! Five celebrated rhyming classics from the Children’s Laureate, working with two of her best-known artistic collaborators, Axel Scheffler and Lydia Monks. Told in bouncing, comical rhymes which vividly explore important life lessons, these books are adored by children and grown-ups alike. Inside you’ll meet an array of colourful characters, including a grumpy hermit crab with a lot to learn about sharing, and a story-loving fish who can’t stop telling tall tales!
Fun Stuff
Activities
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Ladybird Dominoes
Play the What the Ladybird Heard Dominoes Game! You will need glue, card and scissors.
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Sharing a Shell Dominoes
Create your own seaside dominoes with fishes and shells.
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Sharing a Shell Dot-to-dot
Join the dots to discover what Crab, Blob and Brush are hiding in!
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Sharing a Shell Game
Play a fun Shells and Stars games.
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Smartest Giant Puzzle
Can you show George the giant which path to take to find his shirt and tie?
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Your favourite book.
Here are some of Charlie Cook’s favourite books. Draw yours here.
Recent reviews
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i have read these books and they are so much fun!!
4 March 2012
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brilliant i espessaly love the gruffalo
2 March 2012
Who's reading this?
Authors
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Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
Awards
Julia has won many major book prizes, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm. Julia was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
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Awards
Lydia Monks won the Nestle Smarties prize in 1999 for I Wish I Were a Dog, and the 2010 Royal Mail Award for What the Ladybird Heard, with Julia Donaldson.
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Awards
Axel has won many of the major book prizes, including the Smarties and Bluue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm.
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