Julia Donaldson
Playwright, Author
1948 –
Who is Julia Donaldson?
Julia Catherine Donaldson MBE is a British 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.
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1948
North London - Also known as
- Julia Catherine Donaldson
- Julia Shields
- Julia Catherine Donaldson MBE
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- Siblings
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- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Bristol
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on July 23, 2013
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