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Northern Ireland Tour

Kathryn Anderson, Booktrust Coordinator Northern Ireland, writes about Julia Donaldson's tour of Northern Ireland libraries

Posted March 18, 2013

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Bishop Stortford Award

Julia Donaldson visited Bishop Stortford College in Hertfordshire this month to present the award for the 2013 Bishop Stortford Picture Book Award

Posted February 18, 2013

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Who's next?

Tell us who you think should follow in Julia Donaldson's footsteps as the Children's Laureate 2013-15

Posted February 15, 2013

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Plays to Read

Julia has launched a series of short plays specifically designed to help improve reading skills, and encourage children to enjoy reading Plays to Read is a series of 60 short...

Posted January 21, 2013

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20th anniversary!

Celebrating 20 years of Julia's first book, A Squash and a Squeeze Julia Donaldson's first ever book, A Squash and a Squeeze was first published in 1993. This year, she...

Posted January 9, 2013

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New animation

Julia's Room on the Broom flies onto TV screens this Christmas! Follwing the success of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, the BBC's new animated adaptation of one of Julia's...

Posted December 9, 2012

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A Magical Tour

As the Laureate Library Tour comes to an end Lauren Ace, Senior Publicity Manager for Macmillan Children's Books (and Fairy Queen Extraordinaire), joins us to reflect on seven magical weeks.

Posted October 19, 2012

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