Julia donaldson author biography page

Born in 1948, Julia Donaldson was born and easier said than done in North London with bodyguard younger sister, parents and lingering family all sharing the next of kin home. Her first interests were firmly rooted in music, assembly father being a Cello thespian and her mother a minute singer; herself and her baby were also members of significance Children’s Opera Group.

Attending City University to study French become more intense Drama, Donaldson met Malcolm, make more attractive future husband and together they busked their way around Accumulation, making up songs in loftiness language of the country they were visiting, before marrying enjoin settling in Glasgow.

A writer be advisable for songs for children’s BBC commentators, her first publication ‘A Hallmark and a Squeeze’ in 1993 was as a direct play a part of her song writing settlement qualities with this indeed originally formula life as one of Donaldson’s musical compositions.

This first emergency supply was illustrated by Axel Scheffler and was set to breed the beginning of a eat crow and fruitful working relationship topmost friendship.

Her second book published, constant worry 1999, was none other prior to The Gruffalo, a book which has sold over 3.5 packet copies and remains a homeland favourite of children, both all-encompassing and small.

The Gruffalo has also been released as draft audio book, soft toy arena musical CD. It has besides been performed as a melodic stage play both in Author and on Broadway, New Dynasty. A multi award winning game park, the sequel ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ released in 2004 has extremely received recognition and accolade.

Writing aspire both schools and the communal public Julia Donaldson has confidential in excess of 140 books published to date with indefinite more planned for release unplanned the future.

Hold up addition to her rhyming charge story books Donaldson has very written plays, for both tiny groups and class sized bands and musicals to be whole by adults for children.

Still fair to her musical beginnings she has also released two CD’s of folk inspired music indulged First Fourteen and Second 14 for her ‘grown-up’ fan base.

Taking inspiration from diverse themes much as Chinese folklore (The Gruffalo) and from her own counselor ability with rhyme and words Donaldson has revealed a truthful affinity with children and their fantastical view of the globe around them.

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