Biography
Julia Donaldson CBE (born Julia Catherine Shields; 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 University Press's Oxford Reading Tree.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 15
Writer 7
self 3
Screenplay 1
TV Shows 1
Tiddler (2024)
Tabby McTat (2024)
Superworm (2021)
Zog (2018)
The Highway Rat (2018)
Stick Man (2015)
Room on the Broom (2012)
The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
The Gruffalo (2009)
Great British Menu (2006)
The Gruffalo (2004)
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-09-16 (76 years old)
Birth Place
London, United Kingdom
Children
Alastair F. Donaldson
Citizenships
United Kingdom
Also Known As
Julia Catherine Shields
Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Kiddo Leespluim
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