Songs

Did you know that before she started writing books, Julia Donaldson was a song-writer?

It was only when the words of one of one of her songs, 'A Squash and a Squeeze' was made into a book in 1993 that Julia turned her hands to writing children's books. Now she often writes songs to go along with her books, some of which are published in her songbooks The Gruffalo song and other songs and Room and the Broom and other songs.

Take a look at these videos of Julia and her husband Malcolm performing some of her songs:

What the Ladybird Heard, based on the bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard, with illustrations by Lydia Monks

One Mole Digging a Hole, based on the bestselling picture book with illustrations by Nick Sharratt.

The Gruffalo Birthday Song

The Gruffalo's Child song