Julia Donaldson Story Collection 10 Picture Books - Age 5-7 - Paperback Pan Macmillan

Julia Donaldson Collection Julia Donaldson’s iconic characters along with Axel Scheffler's beautiful illustrations have become a staple item on all children’s bookshelves for many years. These heartwarming classics are perfect for bedtime stories or a great way to encourage children to read aloud with you. Each page contains illustrations and short sentences making them easy to follow and engaging. Titles in This Set : The Gruffalo The Gruffalo's Child The Snail and the Whale Room on the Broom A Squash and a Squeeze Cave Baby The Paper Dolls Charlie Cook's Favourite Book The Smartest Giant In Town Tyrannosaurus Drip This box set contains 10 classic Julia Donaldson books including the famous Gruffalo and the Gruffalo’s Child. TV adaptations have been made of some of her books including the previously mentioned Gruffalo but also Zog, Stick Man, Highway Rat and Room on the Broom. More and more of her works are being adapted into screens for children to enjoy, making this set the perfect accompaniment. For more books by Julia Donaldson take a look at our Julia Donaldson Collection and for more books illustrated in the same style, we have an Axel Scheffler Collection you can browse. Donaldson's stories together with Scheffler's illustrations make for perfect picture books to help little ones take their first steps in the world of literature. Enabling them to explore the books and venture into different worlds and see all kinds of different characters. This not only allows them to start developing their comprehension skills early but also unlocks their creativity and encourages them to create stories and draw pictures just like what they have seen in the books. For more picture books and comprehension, books check out our range of picture books and our learn-to-read page. About the Author Julia Donaldson was born in Hampstead, London and studied French and Drama at Bristol University. Whilst at university she would write songs and plays and perform them in the street with her friends. By 1971 she got a job at a publishing house whilst being an active part of Bristol Street theatre at the weekends, where the group would regularly perform in playgrounds in underprivileged housing estates. To this day Donaldson continues to write children's books ever since The Gruffalo was first published in 1999. While a lot of her books are available in the majority of bookshops, she has a lot of books aimed at school use including Julia Donaldson’s Songbird Phonics and her Time to Read Collection. From the Publisher: The Snail and the Whale One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail's big plan that saves the day! Room on the Broom The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers... ...