Julia Donaldson is a top selling author of children’s books with over 65 million books sold worldwide. Among her greatest successes are Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo and Stick Man (all illustrated by Axel Scheffler), What the Ladybird Heard (illustrated by Lydia Monks) and The Giant Jumperee (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury). Julia’s books have been translated into over 72 languages. Julia lives in the UK with her husband Malcolm and divides her time between Sussex in the South and Edinburgh in Scotland. From 2011 to 2013, she was the UK Children’s Laureate. Julia writes fiction, poems, plays and songs, as well as picture books. The TV films of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom have both been nominated for Oscars.Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children including the best-selling picture book The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter. Garry's illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture book authors including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. Garry has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey. Garry lives in London with his young family and and old dog.

Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation, [with] tips to support the parent or carer at home or the teacher who needs inspiration at the end of a busy day.

Julia Donaldson is a top selling author of children’s books with over 65 million books sold worldwide. Among her greatest successes are Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo and Stick Man (all illustrated by Axel Scheffler), What the Ladybird Heard (illustrated by Lydia Monks) and The Giant Jumperee (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury). Julia’s books have been translated into over 72 languages. Julia lives in the UK with her husband Malcolm and divides her time between Sussex in the South and Edinburgh in Scotland. From 2011 to 2013, she was the UK Children’s Laureate. Julia writes fiction, poems, plays and songs, as well as picture books. The TV films of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom have both been nominated for Oscars.Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children including the best-selling picture book The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter. Garry's illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture book authors including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. Garry has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey. Garry lives in London with his young family and and old dog.

Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation, [with] tips to support the parent or carer at home or the teacher who needs inspiration at the end of a busy day.

Julia Donaldson is a top selling author of children’s books with over 65 million books sold worldwide. Among her greatest successes are Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo and Stick Man (all illustrated by Axel Scheffler), What the Ladybird Heard (illustrated by Lydia Monks) and The Giant Jumperee (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury). Julia’s books have been translated into over 72 languages. Julia lives in the UK with her husband Malcolm and divides her time between Sussex in the South and Edinburgh in Scotland. From 2011 to 2013, she was the UK Children’s Laureate. Julia writes fiction, poems, plays and songs, as well as picture books. The TV films of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom have both been nominated for Oscars.Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children including the best-selling picture book The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter. Garry's illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture book authors including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. Garry has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey. Garry lives in London with his young family and and old dog.

Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation, [with] tips to support the parent or carer at home or the teacher who needs inspiration at the end of a busy day.